職稱英語理工類A級模擬27

第1部分：詞匯選項

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個意義最為接

近的選項。

1>Aboutonequarteroftheworkersinthecountryareemployedinfactories.

A.thirdB.fourth

C.tenthD.fifteenth

2、HeiscertainthatthedictionaryisjustwhatIwant.

A.sureB.angry

C.doubtfulD.worried

3、Thiskindofmaterialwasseldomusedinbuildinghousesduringthemiddle

ages.

A.neverB.rarely

C.oftenD.only

4、Theydidn11realizehowserioustheproblemwas.

A.knowB.forget

C.doubtD.remember

5、Thecityhasdecidedtodoawaywithalltheoldbuildingsinitscenter.

A.getridofB.setup

C.repairD.paint

6、Peoplefrommanyplacesweredrawntothecitybyitsgrowingeconomy.

A.fetchedB.carried

C.attractedD.pushed

7、Thelastfewweekshavebeenenjoyable.

A.closeB.near

C.pastD.several

8、Thereareonlyfiveminutesleft,buttheoutcomeofthematchisstill

indoubt.

A.resultB.judgement

C.estimationD.event

9、Thenurseryisbrightandcheerful.

A.pleasantB.clean

C.peacefulD.large

10>Thesoldierdisplayedremarkablecourageinthebattle.

A.placedB.showed

C.pointedD.decided

11>Whatweretheconsequencesofthedecisionshehadmade?

A.reasonsB.results

C.causesD.bases

12>Thegreatchangesofthecityastonishedeveryvisitortothatcity.

A.attackedB.surprised

C.attractedD.interested

13>Weshallkeepthemoneyinasecureplace.

A.cleanB.secret

C.distantD.safe

14、Howdoyouaccountforyourabsencefromtheclasslastthursday?

A.explainB.examine

C.chooseD.expand

15、Shewasgratefilltohimforbeingsogoodtoher.

A.carefulB.hateful

C.beautifulD.thankful

第2部分：閱讀判斷

下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供

的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文

中沒有提及，請選擇C。

IrishDolphinsMayHaveaUniqueDialect

Irishscientistsmonitoringdolphinslivinginariverestuaryinthe

southwestofthecountrybelievetheymayhavedevelopedauniquedialect

tocommunicatewitheachother.

TheChannelDolphinandWildlifeFoundation(SDWF.hasbeenstudyinga

groupofupto120bottle-nosedolphinsintheRiverShannonusingvocalisations

collectedonacomputerinacowshedneartheRiverShannon.

Aspartofaresearchproject,studentRonanHickeydigitisedandanalysed

atotalof1z882whistlesfromtheIrishdolphinsandthosefromtheWelsh

dolphinsonacomputerandseparatedthemintosixfundamentalwhistletypes

and32differentcategories.Ofthecategorieszhefoundmostwereusedby

bothsetsofdolphins—buteightwereonlyheardfromtheIrishdolphins.

"Wearebuildingupacatalogueofthedifferentwhistletypestheyuse

andtryingtoassociatethemwithbehaviourlikeforaging,resting,socialising

andthecommunicationsofgroupswithcalves,nprojectleaderSimonBerrow

said."Essentiallywearebuildingupwhatislikeadictionaryofwordsthey

useorsoundstheymake.H

Berrow,amarinebiologist,saidthedolphins*clicksareusedtofind

theirwayaroundandlocateprey.Thewhistlesarecommunications.“Theydo

11

awholerangeofothersoundslikebarkszgroansandakindofgunshot.

Hesaid."Thegunshotisanintensepulseofsound.Spermwhalesuseitto

stuntheirprey.H

“When工firsthearditIwassurprisedasIthoughtspermwhaleswerethe

onlyspecieswhousedit.Wecanspeculatethedolphinsareusingitforthe

samereasonasthespermwhales.HBerrowsaid.

ReferencesinlocallegendindicatetherehavebeendolphinsintheShannon

estuaryforgenerationsandtheymayevenhavebeenresidentthereasfar

backasthe6thcentury.

TheyareregularlyseenbypassengersontheShannonferryandanestimated

25,000touristseveryyeartakespecialsightseeingtoursonlocalboatsto

visitthem.

16>Thedifferenceineatinghabitsbetweenthebottle-nosedolphinsandthe

spermwhalesinterestedtheSDWFscientists.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>RonanHickeyanalyzedalmost2000differentdialectsofthebottle-nose

dolphins.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18NOfthe32categorieszeightwereproducedonlybytheIrishdolphins.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Whistlescouldalsobeusedtocommunicatebetweenadultdolphinsand

babydolphins.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Spermwhalescanproducestrongerultrasonicwavestokilltheirprey

thandolphins.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、Asearlyasthe6thcentury,Irishfishermenstartedraisingdolphins

intheShannonestuary.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Irishdolphinsattracttouristsandover25,000peoplecometoseethem

everyyear.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

下面的短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：（1）第23?26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2、4、5、6

段每段選擇1個最佳標(biāo)題；⑵第27?30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個最

佳選項。

TheFridge

1Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhen

packagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:"storeintherefrigerator."

2Inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily.Themilkman

camedaily,thegrocer,thebutcher,thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoor

threetimesaweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplusbread

andmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswastedandwewerenevertroubledby

rottenfood.Thirtyyearson,fooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmost

unobtainableinthecountry.

3TheinventionofthefridgeContributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffood

preservation.Avastvarietyofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted—naturalcooling,

drying,smoking,slating,sugaring,bottling...

4Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareand

electricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheglobe

insearchofagoodprice.

5Consequently,mostoftheworld'sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropics

wheretheymightproveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildtemperatures

wheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshum

awaycontinuously,andatvastexpanse,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspace

insideanartificially-heatedhouse—whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesired

temperaturefreeofcharge.

6Thefridge'seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontribution

tohumanhappinesshasbeeninsignificant.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,tryityourself.

Investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaymissthe

hamburgersbutatleastyou'llgetrideofthatterriblehum.

A.Theinventionofthefridge

B.Thepollutioncausedbyfridges

C.Thewidespreadneedforfridge

D.Thedayswithoutthefridge

E.Thewasteofenergycausedbyfridges

F.Thefridge*scontributiontocommerce

23>Paragraph2.

24、Paragraph4.

25>Paragraph5.

26、Paragraph6.

A.milk,meat,vegetableszetc.weredelivered

B.ithaspromotedthesalesofmanykindsofcommodities

C.foodscanbepreserved

D.mostkidslikeicedsoftdrinks

E.everyhousewifeneedsfood

F.thefridgeproducedwhenitisworking

27、Beforefridgescameintouse,itwasstillpossibleforpeopleto

havefreshfoodsbecause.

28、Theinventionofthefridgehasnotprovidedanew,economicalwayin

which.

29、Animportantcontributionmadebytheinventionofthefridgeisthat

30、Ifyoustopusingthefridge,atleastyouwon*tbetroubledbythenoise

第4部分：閱讀理解

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，為每題定1個最佳選項。

弟扁

TheNewsIndustryinUS

WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?The

AmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.

Theorganizationisdeepintoalongserf-analysisknownasthejournalism

credibilityproject.

Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindings

aboutfactualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes,combinedwithlots

ofhead-scratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatintheworldthosereadersreally

want.

Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper.Mostjournalistslearntosee

theworldthroughasetofstandardtemplates(patterns)intowhichtheyplug

eachday*sevents.Inotherwords,thereisaconventionalstorylineinthe

newsroomculturethatprovidesabackboneandaready-madenarrativestructure

forotherwiseconfusingnews.

Thereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheir

readers,whichhelpsexplainwhythe"standardtemplates"ofthenewsroom

seemalientomanyreaders.Inarecentsurvey,questionnairesweresentto

reportersinfivemiddle-sizecitiesaroundthecountry,plusonelarge

metropolitanarea.Thenresidentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandom

andaskedthesamequestions.

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans,journalistsaremorelikely

toliveinupscaleneighborhoods,havemaidszownMercedeseszandtradestocks,

andthey1relesslikelytogotochurch,dovolunteerwork,orputdownroots

inacommunity.

Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite,

sotheirworktendstoreflecttheconventionalvaluesofthiselite.The

astonishingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn*trootedininaccuracyorpoor

reportorialskillsbutinthedailyclashofworldviewsbetweenreporters

andtheirreaders.

Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry,particularlyadeclining

one.Hereisatroubledbusinessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudes

vastlyannoythecustomers.Thenitsponsorslotsofsymposiumsandacredibility

projectdedicatedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedandfleeinginlarge

numbers.Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclass

biasesthatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.Ifitdid,itwould

openupitsdiversityprogram,nowfocusednarrowlyonraceandgender,and

lookforreporterswhodifferbroadlybyoutlook,values,education,andclass.

31、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Needsofthereadersallovertheworld.

B.Causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers.

C.Originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustry.

D.Aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject.

32、Theresultsofthejournalismcredibilityprojectturnedouttobe.

A.quitetrustworthy

B.somewhatcontradictory

C.veryilluminating

D.rathersuperficial

33、Thebasicproblemofjournalistsaspointedoutbythewriterliesin

their_______.

A.workingattitude

B.conventionallifestyle

C.worldoutlook

D.educationalbackground

34、Despiteitsefforts,thenewspaperindustrystillcannotsatisfythereaders

owingtoits_______.

A.failuretorealizeitsrealproblem

B.tendencytohireannoyingreporters

C.likelinesstodoinaccuratereporting

D.prejudiceinmattersofraceandgender

35、Howdoestheauthorprobablyfeelaboutthepresentnewspaperindustry?

A.Itisapromisingindustry.

B.Itisaprosperousindustry.

C.Itisanout-of-dateindustry.

D.Itisatroubledindustry.

弟一^扁

ExploreroftheExtremeDeep

Oceanscovermorethantwo-thirdsofourplanet.Yet,justasmallfraction

oftheunderwaterworldhasbeenexplored.Now,ScientistsattheWoodsHole

OceanographicInstitution(WHOI)inMassachusettsarebuildinganunderwater

vehiclehatwillcarryexplorersasdeepas6z500meters(21,320feet).The

newmachine,knownasamannedsubmersibleorhuman-operatedvehicle(HOV),

willreplaceanotheronenamedAlvinwhichhasanamazingrecordofdiscovery,

playingakeyroleinvariousimportantandfamousunderseaexpeditions.Alvin

hasbeenoperatingfor40yearsbutcangodownonly4,500meters(14,784

feet).It*sabouttimeforanupgrade,WHOIresearcherssay.

Alvinwaslaunchedin1964.Sincethen,Alvinhasworkedbetween200and

250daysayear,saysDanielFornari,amarinegeologistanddirectorOfthe

DeepOceanExplorationInstituteatWHOI.Duringitslifetime,Alvinhascarried

some12,000peopleonatotalofmorethan3,000dives.Anewer,betterversions

ofAlvinisboundtorevealevenmoresurprisesaboutaworldthatisstill

fullofmysterieszFornarisays.Itmightalsomakethejobofexploration

alittleeasier.HWetakesomuchforgrantedonland."Fornarisays."We

canwalkaroundandseewithoureyeshowbigthingsare.Wecanseecolors,

specialarrangements.n

Size-wise,thenewHOVwillbesimilartoAlvin.It111beabout37feet

long.Thesettingareainsidewillbeasmallsphere,about8feetwide；like

Alvin.It111carryapilotandtwopassengers.Itwillbejustasmaneuverable.

Inmostotherwayszitwillgivepassengersmoreopportunitiestoenjoythe

view,foronething.Alvinhasonlythreewindowszthenewvehiclewillhave

fivezwithmoreoverlapsothatthepassengersandthepilotcanseethesame

thing.

Alvincangoupanddownatarateof30meterseverysecond,anditsmaximum

speedis2knots(about2.3milesperhour),whilethenewvehiclewillbe

abletoascendanddescendat44meterspersecond.It'11reachspeedsof

3knotszor3.5milesperhour.

36、WhatisAlvin?

A.Aresearchinstitute.

B.Atransportingvehicle.

C.Asubmersible.

D.Ascientist.

37、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTafactaboutAlvin?

A.Itcancarryexplorersasdeepas6,500meters.

B.Ithasplayedakeyroleinvariousimportantunderseaexpeditions

C.Itwaslaunchedinthesixtiesofthetwentiethcentury.

D?Ithasbeenusedformorethan40years.

38、"...aworldthatisstillfullofmysteries"refersto

A.theearth

B,outspace

C.theocean

D,Mars

39、InwhataspectsarethenewHOVandAlvinsimilar?

A.Size.

B.Speed.

C,Shape.

D,BothAandC.

40、InwhataspectsarethenewHOVandAlvindifferent?

A.Offeringbetterviews.

B.Speed.

C.Size.

D,BothAandB.

卯第—二^篇桶

OilandEconomy

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPEC

agreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost

$26abarrelzupfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingof

oilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,

and1979—1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresulted

indouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearethe

headlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?

TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoil

exports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthe

northernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.

Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobe

lessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnow

accountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.

InEuropeztaxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soeven

quitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumpprices

thaninthepast.

Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsoless

sensitivetoSwingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttoother

fuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustries

havereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephones

usefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstant

prices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECD

estimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthatzifoilpricesaveraged$22

abarrelforafullyear,comparedwith$13in1998zthiswouldincreasethe

oilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatisless

thanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,

oil-importingemergingeconomies-towhichheavyindustryhasshifted-have

becomemoreenergy-intensivezandsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.

Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthatz

unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackground

ofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportion

oftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist's

commoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commodity

pricesjumpedby70%,andin1979byalmost30%.

41、Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis.

A.globalinflation

B.reductioninsupply

C.fastgrowthineconomy

D.Iraq*ssuspensionofexports

42、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwill

goupdramaticallyif_______.

A.priceofcruderises

B.commoditypricesrise

C.consumptionrises

D.oiltaxesrise

43、TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries

A.heavyindustrybecomesmoreenergy-intensive

B.incomelossmainlyresultsfromfluctuatingcrudeoilprices

C.manufacturingindustryhasbeenseriouslysqueezed

D.oilpricechangeshavenosignificantimpactonGDP

44、Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat.

A.oil-priceshocksarelessshockingnow

B.inflationseemsirrelevanttooil-priceshocks

C.energyconservationcankeepdowntheoilprices

D.thepriceriseofcrudeleadstotheshrinkingofheavyindustry

45、Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems.

A.optimisticB.sensitive

C.gloomyD.scared

第5部分：補全短文

下面的短文有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。

EveryDogHasItsSay

KimikoFukuda,aJapanesegirl,alwayswonderedwhatherdogwastrying

tosay.

Wheneversheputonmakeupzitwouldpullathersleeve.46Whenthe

dogbarks,sheglancesatasmallelectronicgadget（裝置）.Thefollowing"

human"translationappearsonitsscreen：HPleasetakemewithyou.""Irealized

that*showhewasfeeling."saidFukuda.

ThegadgetiscalledBowlingual,andittranslatesdogbarksintofeelings.

PeoplelaughedwhentheJapanesetoymakerTakaraCompanymadetheworld's

firstdog-humantranslationmachinein2002.But300,000Japanesedogowners

boughtit.47

"Nobodyelsehadthoughtaboutit,"saidMasahikoKajita,whoworksfor

Takara"Wespendsomuchtimetrainingdogstounderstandourorders；what

woulditbelikeifwecouldunderstanddogs?n

Bowlingualhastwoparts.48Thetranslationisdoneinthegadgetusing

adatabase（資料庫）containingeverykindofbark.

Basedonanimalbehaviourresearch,thesenoisesaredividedintosix

categories：happinesszsadness,frustration,anger,declarationand

desire.49Inthisway,thedatabasescientificallymatchesa"barktoan

emotion,whichisthentranslatedintooneof200phrases.

WhenavisitorwenttoFukuda'shouserecently,thedogbarkedaloud"

bowwow".Thistranslatedas"Don11comethisway”50

TheproductwillbeavailableinUSpetstoresthissummerforaboutUS

$120Itcanstoreupto100barks,evenrecordingthedog1semotionswhen

theownerisaway.

A.Awirelessmicrophoneisattachedtothedog1scollar,whichsends

informationtothegadgetheldbytheowner.

B.Nobodyreallyknowshowadogfeels.

C.Itwasfollowedby"11mstrongerthanyou'1asthedoggrowled（嗥叫）and

sniffed（^M）atthevisitor.

D.MorecustomersareexpectedwhentheEnglishversionislaunchedthis

summer.

E.Now,theJapanesegirlthinkssheknows.

F.Eachoneoftheseemotionsisthenlinkedtoaphraselike"Let1splay",H

Lookatme",or"Spendmoretimewithme".

第6部分：完形填空

下面的短文有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。

ComputerandSchoolEducation

Therewasatimewhenparentswhowantedaneducationalpresentfortheir

childrenwouldbuyatypewriter,aglobeoranencyclopediaset.Now

tho