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职称英语等级考试理工AB模拟试题

职称英语等级考试理工AB模拟试题

2005-11-1700:

00　【大 中 小】【我要纠错】

   第1部分词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分，建议10分钟以内完成）

   下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。

答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

   1.Thecommittee comprises fivepersons.

   A）absorbsB）concerns

   C）excludesD）involves

   2.We derive （B）knowledgemainlyfrombooks

   A）deprive（B）B）obtain

   C）descendD）trace

   3.Theroomwas furnished（B） withthesimplestessentials,abed,achair,andatable

   A）suppliedB）gathered

   C）graspedD）made

   4.Thelocalgovernmentdecidedto merge （B）thetwofirmsintoabigone.

   A）motivateB）combine

   C）compactD）nominate

   5.Heemphasizeda feasible （B）planwhichcanbeacceptedbythebothsides.

   A）favorableB）possible

   C）formalD）genuine

   6.Whendoesthenexttrain depart（B）?

   A）pullupB）pulldown

   C）pulloutD）pullin

   7.Because administering （B）thewholecompany,hesometimeshastoworkaroundtheclock.

   A）adjustingB）evaluating

   C）engagingD）managing

   8.Thetownis notable （A）foritsbeautifulsceneryinwinter.

   A）similarB）prompt

   C）profound（B）D）famous

   9.Heisassignedto oversee （A）theproductionoftheassemblylines.

   A）superviseB）watch

   C）suspectD）predict

   10.Soldiershaveto obey（A）orders.

   A）replytoB）applyfor

   C）abidewith（A）D）complywith（A）

   11.Theadvertisingcompanywassurprisedbythe adverse（A） publicreactiontotheposter.

   A）delayedB）quick

   C）positiveD）unfavorable

   12.Itissaidthatthehousealongthestreetwillsoonbe demolished（A）.

   A）pulleddownB）rebuilt

   C）renovatedD）whitewashed

   13.Inhistwo-hour-longlecturehemadean exhaustive （A）analysisoftheissue.

   A）extremelythoroughB）longandstrong

   C）crazyD）unconvincing

   14.Theseareour motive （B）fordoingit.

   A）reasonsB）arguments

   C）targetsD）stimulus（A）

   15.Doyouthinkthereisany likelihood （A）ofhisagreeingtoit?

   A）respectB）occasion

   C）prospectD）anticipation

   第二部分：

阅读判断（每题1分，共7分，　建议12分钟以内完成）

   阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。

如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑

   ElNino（厄尔尼诺现象）

   WhilesomeforecastingmethodshadlimitedSUCCESSpredictingthe1997E1Ninoafewmonthsinadvance，theColumbiaUniversityresearcherssaytheirmethodcallpredictlargeE1Ninoeventsuptotwoyearsinadvance．Thatwouldbegoodnewsforgovernments，farmersandothersseekingtoplanforthedroughtsandheavyrainfallthatElNinocanproduceinvariouspartsoftheworld.

   Usingacomputertheresearchersmatchedsea-surfacetemperaturestolaterElNinooccurrencesbetween1980and2000andwerethenabletoanticipateE1Ninoeventsdatingbackto1857,usingpriorsea-surfacetemperatures．TheresultswerereportedinthelatestissueofthejournalNature．

   Theresearcherssaytheirmethodisnotperfect,butBryanC．Weare．ameteorologistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis，whowasnotinvolvedinthework，saidit“suggests‘E1Ninoisindeedpredictable．”

   “Thiswillprobablyconvinceotherstosearcharoundmoreforevenbettermethods．”saidWeare．Headdedthatthenewmethod“makesitpossibletopredictElNinoat1ongleadtimes．”Othermodelsalsousesea-surfacetemperatures,buttheyhavenotlookedasfarbackbecausetheyneedotherdata，whichisonlyavailableforrecentdecades，Wearesaid．

   TheabilitytopredictthewarmingandcoolingofthePaciticisofimmenseimportance’．The1997ElNino，forexample，causedanestimated$20billionindamageworldwide，offsetbybeneficialeffectsinotherareas，saidDavidAnderson，oftheEuropeanCentreforMedium．RangeWeatherForecastsinReadingEngland．The1877ElNino，meanwhile，coincidedwithafailureoftheIndianmonsoonandafaminethatkilledperhaps40millioninIndiaandChina。

promptingthedevelopmentofseasonalforecasting，Andersonsaid．

   WhenElNinohitin1991and1997．200millionpeoplewereaffectedbyfloodinginChinaalone．accordingtoa2002UnitedNationsreport．

   WhilepredictingsmallerE1Ninoeventsremainstricky．theabilitytopredictlargeronesshouldbeincreasedtoatleastayearifthenewmethodisconfirmed．

   E1NinotendstodevelopbetweenAprilandJuneandreachesitspeakbetweenDecemberandFebruary．Thewarmingtendstolastbetween9and12monthsandoccurseverytwotosevenyears·

   ThenewforecastingmethoddoesnotpredictanymajorElNinoeventsinthenexttwoyears,althoughaweakwarmingtowardtheendofthisyearispossible．

   E1Ninon．厄尔尼诺现象

   Equatorialadj．赤道的

   Occurrencen．发生

   Meteorologistn．气象学家

   Offsetv．抵销

   Leadadj．提前的

   Monsoonn．季风

   Trickyadj．难以捉摸的

   练习：

   1．ThemethodusedbytheColumbiaUniversityresearcherscanpredictE1Ninoafewmonthsinadvance．

   A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   2.TheColumbiaUniversityresearchersstudiedtherelationshipbetweenthepastEINinooccurrencesandsea—surfacetemperatures．

   A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   3.TheColumbiaUniversityresearchersarethefirsttousesea-surfacetemperaturestomatchthepastEINinooccurrences．

   A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   4.Weare’scontributioninpredictingE1Nino，washighlypraisedbyothermeteorologists．

   A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   5.AccordingtoaChinesereport，thefloodinginChinacausedbyE1Ninoin1991and1997affected200millionChinesepeople．

   A．rightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   6.IttakesabouteightmonthsforElNinotoreachitspeak．

   A．rightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   7.AspecialinstitutehasbeensetupinAmericatostudyE1Nino．

   A．RightB．WrongC．Notmentioned

   第三部分：

概括大意与完成句子（每题1分，共8分，建议10分钟以内完成）

   阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：

（1）1---4题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5段每段选择1个正确的小标题；

（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。

请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

   难度B／A级

   Blastsfromthepast

   1Volcanoesweremoredestructiveinancienthistory．Notbecausetheywerebigger,　but　becausethecarbondioxidetheyreleasedwipedout1ifewithgreaterease．

   2PaulWignallfromtheUniversityofLeedswasinvestigatingthelinkbetweenvolcanic eruptionsandmassextinctions．Nota11volcaniceruptionskilledofflargenumbersofanimals，butallthemassextinctionsoverthepast300millionyearscoincidedwithhugeformationsofvolcanicrock．Tohissurprise，theolderthemassivevolcaniceruptionswere，themoredamagetheyseemedtodo．

   3Wignallcalculatedthe“killingefficiency”forthesevolcanoesbycomparingthe proportion．ionoflifetheykilledoffwiththevolumeoflavathattheyproduced．Hefoundthatsizeforsize，oldereruptionswereatleast10timesaseffectiveatwipingoutlifeastheirmorerecentrivals．

   4ThePermianextinction，forexample，whichhappened250millionyearsago，ismarked byfloodsofvolcanicrockinSiberiathatcoveranarearoughlythesizeofwesternEurope．Thosevolcanoesarethoughttohavepumpedoutabout10gigatonnesofcarbonascarbondioxide．Theglobalwarmingthatfollowedwipedout80percentofallmarinegeneraatthetime。

Andittook5millionyearsfortheplanettorecover．

   5Yet60millionyearsagointhelatePalaeocenetherewasanotherhugeamountof volcanicactivityandglobalwarmingbut}Iomassextinction．Someanimalsdiddisappearbutthingsreturnedtonormalwithintenthousandsofyears，“Themostrecentoneshardlyhaveaneffectatall。

”Wignallsays．HeignoredtheextinctionwhichwipedoutthedinosaursattheendoftheCretaceous，。

65millionyearsago，becausemanyscientistsbelieveitwasprimarilycausedbytheimpactofanasteroid．’

   6Wignallthinksthatoldervolcanoeshadmorekillingpowerbecausemorerecentlife formswerebetteradaptedtodealingwithincreasedlevelsofC02．Oceanchemistrymayalsohaveplayedarole．Asthesupercontinentsbrokeupandexposedmorecoastlinetheremayhavebeenmoreweatheringofsilicarocks．Thiswouldhaveencouragedthegrowthofphytoplanktonintheoceans。

increasingmeamountofC02absorbedfromtheatmosphere．

   7VincentCourtillotdirectoroftheParisGeophysicalInstituteinFrance，saysthat Wignall’sideaisprovocative．Buthesaysitisincrediblyhardtodothesesortsofcalculations．Hepointsoutthatthekillingpowerofvolcaniceruptionsdependsonhowlongtheylasted．Anditisimpossibletotellwhetherthehugeblastslastedforthousandsormillionsofyears。

   8Courtillotalsoaddst11atitisdifficulttoestimatehowmuch1avaprehistoricvolcanoesproduced,andthat1avavolumemaynotnecessarilycorrespondtocarbondioxideorsulphurdioxideemissions．

   练习：

   1．Paragraph2              

   2．Paragraph3              

   3．Paragraph4              

   4．Paragraph5              

   AKillingPowerofAncientVolcanicEruptions

   BAssociationofMassExtinctionswithVolcanicEruptions

   CCalculationoftheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

   DAMassExtinction

   EV_0lcanicEruptionsThatCausednoMassExtinction

   FAccountingfortheKillingPowerofOlderEruptions

   5．Oldereruptionsweremoredevastating              

   6．ThePermianextinctionisusedtoillustrate              

   7．Thecauseoftheextinctionofdinosaurs              

   8．Courtillotrejects              

   Athanmorerecentones

   Bthekillingefficiencyforoldereruptions

   Chasremainedcontroversial

   DWignall’scalculationsasacceptable

   Ehasbeenknowntousall

   Fhisideas

   第四部分：

阅读理解（每题3分，共45分，建议40分钟以内完成）

   下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。

请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

   难度B／C级

   Inspectingausedcar

   Thescariestpartofbuyingausedcarisnotb