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职称英语考试理工类试题及参考答案C级
2012年职称英语考试理工类试题及参考答案(C级)
第一部分:
词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或者短语有括号,请为每处括号部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1、Thestormcausedseveredamage.
A.physical
B.accidental
C.serious
D.environmental
【答案】:
C
2、Manyformsofcancercanbecuredifdetectedearly
A.selected
B.operated
C.developed
D.discovered
【答案】:
D
3、Thestorywaspublishedwiththesolepurposeofsellingnewspapers
A.real
B.main
C.only
D.practical
【答案】:
C
4、AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy
A.gathered
B.watched
C.shouted
D.walked
【答案】:
A
5、HekeptinconstantcontactwithhisfamilywhilehewasinAustralia
A.gradual
B.regular
C.direst
D.occasional
【答案】:
B
6、Onthetablewasavasefilledwithartificialflowers
A.wild
B.fresh
C.lovely
D.false
【答案】:
D
7、Wehadtroublefindingapurewatersupply
A.typical
B.complete
C.clean
D.clear
【答案】:
C
8、“Whatdoyoumeanbythat”Paulaskedsharply
A.critically
B.helplessy
C.politely
D.quickly
【答案】:
A
9、Sheonlyneedsaminuteamountofmoney
A.certain
B.fair
C.full
D.small
【答案】:
D
10、Keepyourpassportinasecureplace
A.special
B.good
C.safe
D.different
【答案】:
C
11、Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport
A.encouraged
B.allowed
C.called
D.advised
【答案】:
A
12、Didsheaccepthisresearchproposal?
A.invitation
B.plan
C.offer
D.view
【答案】:
B
13、Thecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebomb
A.covered
B.destroyed
C.reduced
D.moved
【答案】:
B
14、I’dliketowithdraw500frommycurrentaccount
A.leave
B.pay
C.put
D.draw
【答案】:
D
15、Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious
A.hate
B.need
C.love
D.pity
【答案】:
D 第二部分:
阅读判断(第16~22题,每题1分,共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断;如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。
EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakes
InthefirstweekofNovember2011,peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwodozenearthquakes.Thelargest,amagnitude5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollegefootballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohadneverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountryfamousforitsquakes.IfyouwatchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters—hurricanes,tornadoes,floodingandwildfires,tonameafew.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalsothemostunpredictable,istheearthquake.
ResearchersattheU.S.GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattletheglobeeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon’tfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausetheyhappeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershaveaverysmallmagnitude,orshakingintensity.
Amagnitude5.8earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust23,2011,wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada.Inmanyurbanareas,includingWashington,D.C.,andNewYorkCity(WallStreetshown),peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineersinspectedbuildings.Credit:
Wikimedia/AlexTabak
Scientistsknowaboutsmall,remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevicescalledseismometers.Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrationsproducedbyearthquakes.Altogether,USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20,000earthquakeseachyear.
Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld,reallybigquakesoccuronlyincertainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen,onaverage,onlyonceeachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth’stectonicplates.
TectonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth’scrust,sometimesmanykilometersthick.Theseplatescoverourplanet’ssurfacelikeajigsawpuzzle.Often,jaggededgesoftheseplatestemporarilylocktogether.Whenplatesjostleandscrapepasteachotherearthquakesoccur.Onaverage,tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly—aboutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.
Butsometimesearthquakesrumblethroughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate’sedges.Althoughlessexpected,these“mid-plate”tremorscandosubstantialdamage.SomeofthebiggestknownexamplesrattledtheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.Today,scientistsarestillpuzzlingoverwhythequakesoccurredandwhensimilaronesmightoccur.
16.Oklahomaisanareaoftenexperiencingnaturaldisasters.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
B
17.Theearthquakeisthemostunpredictablenaturaldisaster.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
C
18.Fewearthquakeshappenwithoutpeople''sawareness.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
B
19.SeismometerscanidentifyandlocatemostoftheearthquakesinChina.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
C
20.Bigearthquakesofamagnitude80rhigherseldomhappenfarfromtheedgesoftectonicplates.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
A
21.Whenevertectonicplatesmove,earthquakeshappen.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
B
22.TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthebiggest"mid-plate"oneinhistory.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned
【答案】:
C
第三部分:
概括大意和完成句子(第23~30题,每题1分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:
(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选择1个小标题;
(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。
LearnaboutLight
1 Ancientcivilizationswereamazedbytheexistenceoflightforthousandsofyears.TheGreekphilosophersbelievedthatlightwasmadeupofcountless,tinyparticlesthatenterthehumaneyeandcreatewhatwecallvision.However,EmpedoclesandaDutchscientistnamedChristianHuygensbelievedthatlightwaslikeawave.Accordingtothem,lightspreadoutandtravelledlikeastraightline.Thistheorywasacceptedduringthe19thcentury.
2 ln1905,AlbertEinsteinpublishedaresearchpaperinwhichheexplainedwhatisreferredtoasthephotoelectriceffect.Thistheoryexplainsthatparticlesmakeuplight.TheparticlesEinsteinwasreferringtoareweightlessbundles(束)ofelectromagnetic(电磁)energycalledphotons(光子).Today,scientistsagreethatlighthasadual(二重)nature—itispartparticleandpartwave.Itisaformofenergythatallowsustoseethingsaroundus.
3 Thingsthatgiveofflightareknownassourcesoflight.Duringtheday,theprimarysourceoflightisthesun.Othersourcesoflightincludestars,flames,flashlights,streetlampsandglowinggasesinglasstube.
4 Whenwedrawthewaylighttravelswealwaysusestraightlines.Thisisbecausenormallylightraystravelinastraightline.However,therearesomeinstancesthatcanchangethepathandeventhenatureoflight.Theyarereflection,absorption,interference(干扰),etc.
5 Physicistshaveattemptedtomeasurethespeedoflightsincetheearlytimes.In1849,HippolyteFizeauconductedanexperimentbydirectingabeamoflighttoamirrorlocatedkilometersawayandplacedarotatingcogwheel(旋转齿轮)betweenthebeamandthemirror.Fromtherateofrotationofthewheel,numberofwheel’steethanddistanceofthemirror,hewasabletocalculatethatthespeedoflightis313millionmeterspersecond.Inavacuum(真空),however,thespeedoflightis299,792,458meterspersecond.Thisisaboutamilliontimesfasterthanthespeedofanairplane.
23.Paragraph2___A___
24.Paragraph3___B___
25.Paragraph4___D___
26.Paragraph5___C___
A.Howisthenatureoflightexplainedtoday?
B.Whataresourcesoflight?
C.Howdidphysicistsmeasurethespeedoflight?
D.Howdoeslighttravel?
E.Howdidpeoplethinkoflightyearsago?
F.Whatcausesashadow?
27.Objectsarevisibletothehumaneyeaslightis__D____
28.Stars,flames,flashlightsaresomeexamplesof___A___
29.Someinstancessuchasreflectionandabsorptioncanchange___C___
30.HippolyteFizeauconductedanexperimenttomeasure___E___
A.sourcesoflight
B.thespeedoflight
C.thepathoflight
D.astraightline
E.abeamoflight
F.aformofenergy
第四部分:
阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。
请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
Graphene''sSuperstrength
Bigtechnologycomesintinypackages.Newcellphonesandpersonalcomputersgetsmallereveryyear,whichmeanstheseelectronicsrequireevensmallercomponentsontheinside.Engineersarelookingforcreativewaystobuildthesecomponents,andthey''veturnedtheireyestographene,asuperthinmaterial,madeofcarbon,thatcouldchangethefutureofelectronics.
Thisyear''sNobelPrizeforPhysicshasbeenawardedtoAndreGeimandKostyaNovoselovfromtheUniversityofManchester,UK.forthediscoveryofgraphene.Grapheneisn''tjustsmall,it''s"thethinnestpossiblematerialinthisworld."saysNovoselov.Hecallsita"wondermaterial."It''ssothinthatyouwouldneedtostackabout25,000sheetsjusttomakeapileasthickasapieceofordinarywhitepaper.Ifyouweretoholdasheetofgrapheneinyourfingers,you''dhavenoideabecauseyouwouldn''tbeabletoseeit.
Carbonisoneofthemostabundantelementsintheuniverse.Everyknownkindoflifecontainscarbon.Grapheneisasheetofcarbon,butonlyoneatomthick.Youdon''thavetolookfartofindgraphene—it''sallaroundyou.
Ifyouwantthishigh-techwonderstuff,allyouneedisapencil,paperandalittleadhesivetape.Usethepenciltoshadeasmallareaonthepaper,andthenapplyasmallpieceofadhesivetapeoverthearea.Whenyoupullupthetape,you''11seethatitpulls