职称英语考试教材理工类新增文章

1、2014年职称英语考试教材理工类新增文章阅读判断:(A)第十一篇：Bill Gates: Unleashing Your CreativityI've always been an optimist and I suppose it is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the word a better place.For as long as I can remember, I've loved learning new things and solving

2、 problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a

3、 vision of "acomputer on every desk and in every home", which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.And after 30 years, I'm still as inspired b

4、y computers as I was back in seventh grade.I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity andinventiveness - to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn't solve on their own.Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere

5、 a window into all of the world's knowledge. They're helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love t

6、o do. He calls it "tap-dancing to Work". My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me "tap-danceing to work" is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime's worth

7、of photos, and they say, "I didn't know you could do that with a PC5 !"But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world6. There are still far too manypeople in the world whos

8、e most basic needs go unmet7. Every year, for example, millions ofpeople die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world.My wife, Melinda, and I have committed to improving health

9、and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than9 the death of a child anywhere else, and that it doesn't take much to make an immense difference in these children's lives.I'm sti

10、ll very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world's toughestproblems is possible - and it's happening every day. We're seeing new drugs for deadly diseases,new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.I'm excited by

11、 the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, fortechnology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we're going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.注释：1.be rooted in：扎根于;深深地存

12、在于2.It was a clunky old teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today.那是一台笨重的旧式电传打字机，跟我们今天的电脑相比几乎干不了什么事。本句中，barely意为almost not;compare to在美国英语中也可以等同于compare with (与相比)。3.Theyre helping US build communities around the things we care about and to stay close t

13、o the people who are important to US，no matter where they are.电脑帮助我们就我们所关心的事情建立一个交流的场所，并且与那些我们认为对我们有重要意义的人密切相处，不管他们身在何处。care about指不管喜欢或不喜欢的事情都很关心、介意、在乎、计较。4.“tapdancing to work”：“跳着踢踏舞工作”。tap原意是“叩击、轻敲”;tap dance是“踢踏舞”。这里实际意思是“(手指)轻轻敲击键盘的工作”。5.PC(personal computer)：个人计算机6.But for all the cool things

14、 that a person can do with a PC，there are lots of other ways wecan put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world.除了我们能用计算机做的所有神奇的事情，还有很多其他方式发挥我们的创造力和智慧，从而使世界更加美好。7.go unmet：得不到满足。在这里go是系动词，unmet是过去分词作表语：mit to此处意为承诺，保证做某事。9.no lessthan：和一样，不亚于10.and that it doesnt take much to mak

15、e an immense difference in these childrenS lives.而且要改善这些孩子们的命运，其实不难。此处it是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语to make an immense difference in these childrenS lives。练习：1. A computer was as big as an icebox when Bill Gates was a high school student.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2. Bill Gates has been dreaming of the pop

16、ularity of computers for his lifetime.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned3. Bill Gates compares his hard work on a PC to "tap-dancing to work".A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned4. To Bill Gates' mind, there is a big difference between the death of the poor's children and the death of the

17、rich's children.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned5. So far Bill Gates has contributed several dozen billion dollars to the charities.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned6. Bill Gates and his wife consider it their duty to help the poor better their health and education as much as possible.A Right B Wro

18、ng C Not mentioned7. Bill Gates will leave only a small portion of his wealth for his children.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned答案与题解：1.A文章第三段中比尔?盖茨说，当他念七年级时，电脑就是冰箱那么大小。2.A文章第三段比尔?盖茨说，他30年前与Paul Allen一起创办微软公司时就梦想一桌一机、一户一机，而且从其他各段也可以看到他对电脑有很多的期待。3.B从第七段第二句可以看到作这样比较的是他的朋友Warren Buffett，而不是他自己。4.B在倒数第三段，

19、比尔?盖茨已经明确说，所有这些儿童的死亡都一样令人伤心和悲痛，没有什么区别。5.c文章没有提到他给慈善机构捐款的事。6.A倒数第四段比尔?盖茨认为他一生好运，就理应回报社会，所以他和他的妻子做出了承诺，要帮助尽可能多的人改善医疗和教育条件。7.C文章没有提到。(A)第十四篇：Stage FrightFall down as you come onstage. That's an odd trick. Not recommended. But it saved the pianist Vladimir Feltsman when he was a teenager back in Mos

20、cow. The veteran cellist MstislavRostropovich tripped him purposely to cure him of pre-performance panic,Mr. Feltsman said, "Allmy fright was gone. I already fell. What else could happen?"Today, music schools are addressing the problem of anxiety in classes that deal withperformance techni

21、ques and career preparation. There are a variety of strategies that musicians can learn to fight stage fright and its symptoms:icy fingers, shaky limbs ,racing heart,blank mind.Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging advice, from basics like learning pieces inside out, to mental discipline, su

22、ch as visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don't deny that you're jittery ,they urge; some excitement is natural, even necessary for dynamic playing. And play in public often, simply for the experience.Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests' some strategies for the moment

23、s before performance, "Take two deep abdominal breaths, open up your shoulders, then smile," she says. "And not one of these 'please don't kill me' smiles. Then choose three friendly faces in the audience, people you would communicate with and make music to, and make eye c

24、ontact with them. " She doesn't want performers to think of the audience as a judge.Extreme demands by mentors or parents are often at the root of stage fright, says DorothyDelay, a well-known violin teacher. She tells other teachers to demand only what their students are able to achieve. .

25、When Lynn Harrell was 20, he became the principal cellist of the Cleverland Orchestra, and he suffered extreme stage fright. "There were times when I got so nervous I was sure the audience could see my chest responding to the throbbing. It was just total panic. I came to a point where I thought

26、, ' If I have to go through this to play music, I think I' m going to look for another job. Recovery, he said, involved developing humility-recognizing that whatever his talent, he was fallible, and that an imperfect concert was not a disaster. 6It is not only young artists who suffer, of co

27、urse. The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz'snerves were famous. The great tenor Franco Corelli is another example. "They had to push him on stage," Soprano Renata Scotto recalled.Actually, success can make things worse. "In the beginning of your career,when you're scared to

28、 death, nobody knows who you are, and they don't have any expectations," Soprano June Anderson said. "There's less to lose. Later on, when you're known, p.eople are coming to see you, and they have certain expectations. You have a lot to lose. "Anderson added, "I neve

29、r stop being nervous until I've sung my last note. "注释：1.Stage Fright：怯场2.The veteran cellist Mstislav Rostropovich tripped him purposely to cure him of preperformance panic.资深大提琴家Mstislav Rostropovich故意把Vladimir Feltsman绊倒，因而治愈了他的上台前的恐惧症。cure somebody of something(illness，problem)：医治好病(解决问

30、题)。3.its symptoms：icy fingers，shaky limbs，racing heart，blank mind：怯场的症状有：手指冰凉、四肢发抖、心跳加速、大脑一片空白。4.Teachers and psychologists offer wide? ranging advice，from basics like learning pieces inside out：老师和心理学家提出了方方面面的建议，从基础的做法，比如，将演奏曲目烂熟于心inside out：in great detail(详细的，从里到外的)5.I came to a point where I tho

31、ught，If I have to go through this to play music，I think lm goingto look for anotherjob.我曾经一度认为，如果演出要经历这种慌乱，我宁可另找一份工作。6.Recovery，he said，involved developing humilityrecognizing that whatever his talent，he wasfallible，and that an imperfect concert was not a disaster.要克服怯场，就要学会谦虚，即认识到 不论自己有多大的才能，都可能犯错误

32、;一场音乐会即使有不完美的地方，也不是要命的事情。练习：1. Falling down onstage was not a good way for Vladimir Feltsman to deal with his stage fright.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2. There are many signs of stage fright.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned3. Teachers and psychologists cannot help people with extreme stage fright.

33、A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned4. To perform well on stage, you need to have some feelings of excitement.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned5. If you have stage fright, it's helpful to have friendly audience.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned6. Often people have stage fright because parents or teachers

34、 expect too much of them.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned7. Famous musicians never suffer from stage fright.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned答案与题解：1.B本文第一段讲的是钢琴家Vladimir Feltsman被Mstislav Rostropovich绊倒后，他的怯场被治愈了的经历。2.A第二段的最后一句点出怯场的诸多症状：手指冰凉、四肢发抖、心跳加速、大脑一片空白。3.B 本文的第三、第四、第五和第六段都在讲老师和心理学家为怯场者提供全方位的建议。4.

35、A依据第三段的倒数第二句：some excitement is natural，even necessary for dynamic playing.(适度的兴奋对于精彩演出是正常甚至是必要的)5.c第四段提到克服怯场的方法之一是：在观众中选择三名比较友善的人，与他们做眼神交流。所以克服怯场要靠自己而不是指望所有的观众都友好。6.A第五段讲了怯场的根源在于导师或父母对表演者要求太高。Extreme demands就是expect too much of them的意思。7.B第七段讲的是：不只年轻艺术家会怯场，钢琴家Vladimir Horowitz和男高音Franco Corelli亦不能幸

36、免。Never一词不恰当。(B)第8篇 What Is a Dream?For centuries, people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about. Somepsychologists say that this nighttime activity of the mind has no special meaning. Others, however, think that dreams are an important part of our lives. In fact, many experts

37、believe that dreams can tell us about a person's mind and emotions.Before modem times, many people thought that dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams in a scientific way.The Austrian psychologist, Sigmund Freud, was probably

38、the first person to study dreamsscientifically. In his famous book, The interpretation of Dreams ( 1900 ), Freud wrote that dreamsare an expressions of a person's wishes. He believed that dreams allow people to express thefeelings, thoughts, and fears that they are afraid to express in real life

39、.The Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was once a student of Freud' s. Jung, however, had a different idea about dreams. Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer. He thought people could learn more about themselves by thinking about their dreams. For examp

40、le, people who dream about falling may learn that they have too high an opinion of themselves. On the other hand, people who dream about being heroes may learn that they think too little of themselves.Modem-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams. For example,psychologist William

41、 Domhoff from the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes that dreamsare tightly linked to a person's daily life, thoughts, and behavior. A criminal, for example, mightdream about crime.Dornhoff believes that there is a connection between dreams and age. His research shows that children d

42、o not dream as much as adults. According to Domhoff, dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop.He has also found a link between dreams and gender. His studies show that the dreams of men and women are different. For example, the people in men's dreams are often other men, and the dre

43、ams often involve fighting. This is not true of women's dreams. 3 Domhoff found this gender difference in the dreams of people from 11 cultures around the world, including both modem and traditional ones.Can dreams help us understand ourselves? Psychologists continue to try to answer this questi

44、on in different ways. However, one thing they agree on this: If you dream that something terrible is going to occur,you shouldn't panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that some terrible event will actually take place. It's important to remember that the world of dreams is

45、not the real world.注释：1.SigmundFreud西格蒙德.费洛伊德(1856-1939)，犹太人，奥地利精神病医生及精神分析学家。精神分析学派的创始人。他认为被压抑的欲望绝大部分是属于性的，性的扰乱是精神病的根本原因。着有性学三论梦的释义图腾与禁忌日常生活的心理病理学精神分析引论精神分析引论新编等2.Carl Jung:卡尔.荣格，瑞士着名精神分析专家，分析心理学的创始人3.For example.the people in mens dreams are often other men，and the dreams often involve fighting.Thi

46、s is not true of womens dreams.例如，男人做梦会梦到男人，并且常与打斗有关;女人做梦与男人则不同。练习：1. Not everyone agrees that dreams are meaningful.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned2. According to Freud,people dream about things that they cannot talk about.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned3. Jung believed that dreams did not help one to un

47、derstand oneself.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned4. In the past,people believed that dreams involved emotions.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned5. According to Dornhoff,babies do not have the same ability to dream as adults do.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned6. Men and women dream about different things.ARight BW

48、rong CNot mentioned7. Scientists agree that dreams predict the future.ARight BWrong CNot mentioned1.A这句话恰好表达了本文第一段的意思。即有些心理学家认为，人脑睡眠中的活动没有特别意义;而有些人则认为，梦可以揭示人的思维和情感。.2.A第三段的最后一句讲的是弗洛伊德认为梦反映了人们在现实情况下害怕表达的情感、想法或恐惧。此句与本叙述一致。3.B第四段的第二句和第三句：Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a me

49、ssage to the dreamer.(荣格认为梦的用途是向做梦者传递一个信息)He thought people could learn more about themselves by thinking about their dreams.(他认为人们通过思考所做的梦能够更好地了解自己)。他给出了两个例子来说明他的论点。4.C文中没有提及。5.A依据第六段，Domhoff研究得出：婴儿不像成人做那么多的梦，做梦是一种需要时间提高的技能。这就说明了婴儿不具备成人做梦的能力。6.A本文第七段讲述了做梦与性别的关系。第二句更指出男人和女人做的梦是不同的。7.B最后一段的倒数第二句讲的是：梦

50、可能会有意义，但并不表示一些恐怖事情就一定会发生。因而不能预测未来。(B)第十篇：The Biology of MusicHumans use music as a powerful way to communicate. It may also play an important role inlove. But what is music, and how does it work its magic? Science does not yet have all theanswers.What are two things that make humans different from a

51、nimals? One is language, and the other is music. It is true that some animals can sing ( and many birds sing .better than a lot of people). However,the songs of animals, such as birds and whales, are very limited. It is also true that humans, not animals ,have developed musical instruments.Music is

52、strange stuff. It is clearly different from language. However, people can use music to communicate things - especially their emotions. When music is combined with speech in a song, it is a very powerful form of communication. But, biologically speaking, what is music?If music is truly different from

53、 speech, then we should process music and language in different parts of the brain. The scientific evidence suggests that this is true.Sometimes people who suffer brain damage lose their ability to process language. However, they don't automatically lose their musical abilities. For example, Vis

54、sarion Shebalin, a Russiancomposer, had a stroke in 1953. It injured the left side of his brain. He could no longer speak orunderstand speech. He could, however, still compose music until his death ten years later. On theother hand, sometimes strokes cause people to lose their musical ability, but t

55、hey can still speak and understand speech. This shows that the brain processes music and language separately.By studying the physical effects of music on the body, scientists have also learned a lot about how music influences the emotions. But why does music have such a strong effect on us? That is

56、a harder question to answer. Geoffrey Miller, a researcher at University College, London, thinks that music and love have a strong connection. Music requires special talent, practice, and physical ability. That's why it may be a way of showing your fitness to be someone's.mate. For example,

57、singing in tune or playing a musical instrument requires fine muscular control. You also need a good memory to remember the notes. And playing or singing those notes correctly suggests that your hearing is in excellent condition. Finally ,when a man sings to the woman he loves (or vice versa), it ma

58、y be a way of showing off.However ,Miller's theory still doesn't explain why certain combinations of sounds influence our emotions so deeply. For scientists, this is clearly an area that needs further research.注释：1.It is also true that humans，not animals，have developed musical instruments：人研

59、制出了乐器，而动物则不能。develop：研制，例如：Scientists are developing new drugs to treat cancer.科学家们正在研发新药用以治疗癌症。练习：1. Humans,but not animals, can sing.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned2. People can use music to communicate their emotions.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned.3. We use the same part of the brain for music and language.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned4. Geoffery Miler has done research on music and emotions.A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned5. It's hard for humans to co