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专业技术人员职称英语理工B历年真题与答案无水印
2009年全国职称英语等级考试真题及答案理工类(B级)
第1部分:
词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
1Wouldyoupleasecallmyhusbandassoonaspossible?
AvisitBphone CconsultDinvite
2Wehadalongconversationaboutherparents.
AspeechBquestion CtalkDdebate
3Thechairmanproposedthatwestopthemeeting.
AstatedBannounced CdemandedDsuggested
4Obviouslythesepeoplecanbereliedoninacrisis.
AlivedonBdependedon CbelievedinDjoinedin
5ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenanathletebreaksarecord.
AbeatsBmaintains CmatchesDtries
6Allthepupilsseemtobeverycheerful.
AhappyBhealthy CnaughtyDbusy
7Thetraditionalpaintingsareexhibitedonthesecondfloor.
AlaidBdisplayed CkeptDstored
8Shestoodthere,shakingwithfury.
AmiseryBlaughter CangerDcry
9Maryevidentlyisthemostdiligentstudentamongus
AintelligentBbeautiful CtalkativeDhardworking
10PersistentattemptstointerviewGarbowerefruitless.
AForcefulBReasonable CContinuousDFirm
11Whycan'tyoustopyoureternalcomplaining?
AeverlastingBlong CtemporaryDboring
12Hundredsofbuildingswerewreckedbytheearthquake.
AshakenBdamaged CfallenDjumped
13Thesepaintingsareconsideredbymanytobeauthentic.
AfaithfulBroyal CgenuineDsincere
14Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics.
AattractionBsimplicity CpowerDrigor
15Tenyearsaftertheevent,herdeathstillremainsapuzzle
AmistBfog CmysteryDsecret
第2部分:
阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
RadiocarbonDating
Nowadaysscientistscananswermanyquestionsaboutthepastthroughatechniquecalledradiocarbon(放射性碳),orcarbon-14,dating.Onekeytounderstandinghowandbysomethinghappenedistodiscoverwhenithappened.
Radiocarbondatingwasdevelopedinthelate1940sbyphysicistWillardF.LibbyatheUniversityofChicago.Anatomofordinarycarbon,calledcarbon-12,hassixprotons(中子)andsixneutrons(质子)initsnucleus.Carbon-14,orC-14,isaradioactive,unstableformofcarbonthathastwoextraneutrons(原子核)。
Itreturnstoamorestableformofcarbonthroughaprocesscalleddecay(衰减)。
Thisprocessinvolvesthelossofheextraneutronsandenergyfromthenucleus.
InLibby'sradiocarbondatingtechnique,theweakradioactiveemissions(放射)fromhisdecayprocessarecountedbyinstrumentssuchasaradiationdetectorandcounter.hedecayrateisusedtodeterminetheproportionofC-14atomsinthesamplebeingdated.
Carbon-14isproducedintheEarth'satmospherewhennitrogen(氮)-14,orN-14,interactswithcosmicrays(宇宙射线)。
ScientistsbelievesincetheEarthwasformed,themountofnitrogenintheatmospherehasremainedconstant.Consequently,C-14formationisthoughttooccurataconstantrate.NowtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsintheatmosphereisknown.Mostscientistsagreethatthisratioisusefulfordatingitemsbacktoatleast50,000years.
AlllifeonEarthismadeoforganicmolecules(分子)thatcontaincarbonatomscomingfromtheatmosphere.SoalllivingthingshaveaboutthesameratioofC-14atomstoothercarbonatomsintheirtissues(组织)。
Onceanorganism(有机体)diesittopstakingincarboninanyform,andtheC-14alreadypresentbeginstodecay.OvertimetheamountofC-14inthematerialdecreases,andtheratioofC-14toothercarbontomsgoesdown.Intermsofradiocarbondating,thefewerC-14atomsinasample,theolderthatsampleis.
16Nowadaysmanyscientistsdependonradiocarbonfordatingage-oldobjects
17Theradiocarbondatingtechniqueisonlyabout40yearsold
18Anatomofordinarycarbonhassixprotonsandeightneutrons
19Radarisusedtodeterminethecharacteristicsofradiocarbon
20Radiocarbonisreliableindatinganobjectbacktoatleast50,000years.
21TheC-14inanorganismbeginstodecaywhenitdies
22Thehalf-lifeofC-14isabout25,000years.
Chimpanzees
1Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)willsoonbeextinct(灭绝)。
Ifthepresentrateofhuntingandhabitat(栖息地)destructioncontinues,thenwithin20years,therewillbenochimpanzeeslivinginthewild.Butthisismorethananenvironmentalormoraltragedy(悲剧)。
Chimpanzeeextinctionmayalsohaveprofoundimplications(含意)forthesurvivaloftheirdistantrelatives-humanbeings.
2In1975thebiologistMarie-ClaireKingandAllanWilsondiscoveredthatthehumanandchimpanzeegenomes(基因组)matchbyover98%.Comparethistothemouse,usedasmodelforhumandiseaseinlabtests,whichsharesonly60%ofitsDNAwithus.Infact,chimpanzeesarefarmoresimilartohumansthantheyaretoanyotherspeciesofmonkey.Aswellasresemblingusgenetically,chimpsarehighlyintelligentandabletousetools.Thesefactsaloneshouldbeenoughtomakeprotectionofchimpsanurgentpriority(优先)。
Butthereisanother,moreselfishreasontopreservethechimp.
3Thechimpanzees'trumpcard(王牌)comesinthefieldofmedicalresearch.Chimpanzeesaresosimilartohumansthatveterinarians(兽医)oftenrefertohumanmedicaltextbookswhentreatingthem.Yetchimpanzeesdoshowdifferencesinseveralkeyareas.Inparticular,chimpsaremuchmoreresistanttoanumberofmajordiseases.Itisthisabilitythatissointeresting.
4Forexample,chimpsseemtoshowamuchhigherresistancethanhumanstoHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.Indeed,theiruseasexperimentalanimalsinAIDSresearchhasdeclinedbecausetheyaresoresistant.
5Bysequencingthechimpgenomeandpinpointing(找到)theplacewherethechimpanzeeDNAsequencediffersfromthatofhumans,scientistshopetobeabletodiscoverwhichpartofthegeneticcodegiveschimpstheirincreasedresistancetosomediseases.This,theyhope,willallowthemtodevelopnewandmoreeffectivetreatmentsforthehumanformsofthesediseases.Suchtreatmentscouldincludetheproductionofnewdrugsoreventhealteration(改变)ofthehumangeneticsequence.Therecentlycompletedhumangenomesequencingprojecthasshownthatsuchaneffortisnowwellwithinourreach.
23Paragraph1 24Paragraph2 25Paragraph3 26Paragraph4
AReasonsforHIVresistance BImplicationsofchimpanzeeextinctionforhumans
CEffectiveAIDStreatment DGeneticsimilaritiesbetweenchimpsandhumans
EChimps'resistancetoHIV FGeneticdifferencesbetweenchimpsandhumans
27Chimpanzeeextinctionmayaffect
28Thereisadifferenceoflessthan2%betweenthechimpand
29Scientistssuspectthatgenes.PlaYasignificantroleinprotectingchimpsfromgetting
30Thediscoveryofthegeneticcodeofchimpswillbehelpfulto
Asomehumandiseasetreatments Bsomediseases Chumansurvival
Dhumangenomes Ekeyareas Fhealthierlifestyle
第一篇Water
Thesecondmostimportantconstituent(构成成份)ofthebiosphere(生物圈)isliquidwater.Thiscanonlyexistinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,sincewaterfreezesat0℃andboilsat100℃。
Lifeasweknowitwouldonlybepossibleonthesurfaceofaplanetwhichhadtemperaturessomewherewithinthisnarrowrange.
Theearth'ssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsfairlyconstantinquantity.Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknownveryaccurately,butitisaboutenoughtocoverthesurfaceoftheglobetoadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarterkilometers.Mostofitisintheformofthesaltwateroftheoceans-about97percent.Therestisfresh,butthree-quartersofthisisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains,andcannotbeusedbylivingsystemsuntilmelted.Oftheremainingfractionalwhichissomewhatlessthanonepercentofthewhole,thereis10-20timesasmuchstoredundergroundwaterasthereisactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoatiny,butextremelyimportantfractionofthewatersupplywhichispresentaswatervaporintheatmosphere.
Watervaporintheatmosphereisthechannelthroughwhichthewholewatercirculation(循环)ofthebiospherehastopass.Waterevaporated(蒸发)fromthesurfaceoftheoceans,fromlakesandriversandfrommoist(潮湿的)earthisaddedtoit.Fromitthewatercomesoutagainasrainorsnow,fallingoneithertheseaortheland.Thereis,asmightbeexpected,amoreintensiveevaporationperunitareaovertheseaandoceansthanovertheland,butthereismorerainfalloverthelandthanovertheoceans,andthebalanceisrestoredbytherunofffromthelandintheformofrivers.
31Liquidwateronlyexists
Ainthecenteroftheearth. Bonthesurfaceofourplanet.
Cinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures. Dinthecoastalareasoftheearth.
32ThetotalquantityofwateronEarth
Aremainsalmostunchanged. Bhasgreatlyincreasedinrecentyears.
Cisdecreasingconstantly. Disaffectedbyglobalwarming.
33MostofthefreshwateronEarth
Aisstoredunderground. BisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains.
Cisfoundinriversandlakes. Dcomesfromtherain.
34Theword“fraction”inthesecondparagraphmeans
Aaverysmallamount. Balargearea.
Canimportantsystem. Damajorsourceofinformation
35Thereismoreofrainfall
Aoverthemountainsthanovertherivers. Bovertheriversthanoverthemountains
Covertheoceansthanovertheland. Doverthelandthanovertheoceans.
第二篇Mind-readingMachine
AteamofresearchersinCaliforniahasdevelopedawaytopredictwhatkindsofobjectspeoplearelookingatbyscanning(扫描)what'shappeningintheirbrains.
Whenyoulookatsomething,youreyessendasignalaboutthatobjecttoyourbrain.Differentregionsofthebrainprocesstheinformationyoureyessend.Cellsinyourbraincalledneur