职称英语考试理工类B级试题及答案

1、2005年职称英语考试理工类B级试题及答案第1部分：词汇选项  (第115题，每题1分，共15分)下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1 It is obvious that he will win the game很明显的是他将赢得比赛。A likely 有希望的B possible 可能的C clear 晴朗的D strange 陌生的2 There is no risk to public health那里是没有危险的公共卫生设施。A point 观点

2、B danger 危险C chance   机会D hope 希望3 Did anyone call me when was out?当我外出的时候，有任何人打电话给我。A invite 邀请C answer 答复B name 名字D phone 电话4 It took us along time to mend the house它告诉我们一起去修理这个房子。A build 修建B destroy 破坏C design 设计D repair 修理5 I dont quite follow what she is saying我不是十分跟着她的说话。A believe 相信

3、B understand 理解C explain 讲解D accept 接受6 We can no longer put up with his actions我们不能再忍受他的行动。A bear 忍受B accept 接受C support 支持D oppose 反对7 Loud noises can be irritating大声的噪音可以使人不愉快。A confusing   莫名其妙的B interesting 感兴趣的C stimulating 刺激的D annoying 使人讨厌的8 That player is eternally arguing with t

4、he referee裁判员问题是比赛者永恒不断的争论点。A desperately 绝望地C eventually 终于B constantly 不断地，时常地D extensively 广大地9 The governor gave a rather vague outline of his tax plan.这个管理者对他的征税计划提出了一个相当模糊的提纲。A unclear 不清楚的B firm 结实的C short 短的D neat 整洁的10 Gambling is lawful in Nevada?在内华达州赌博是合法的A popular 流行的B booming 急速发展的C le

5、gal 合法的D profitable 有利可图的11 These are their motives for doing it-这些是他们做它的动机。A reasons 理由B excuses 原谅C answers 答复D plans 计划12 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west.A twistsB stretchesC broadensD bends13 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs-A abuseB flavorC temptationD consumption14

6、 These programmes are of immense value to old people?A naturalB fatalC tinyD enormous15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situationA maintainB improveC assess D protect第2部分:阅读判断   (第16-22题,每题1分,共7分)阅读下面这篇短文.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

7、:如果该句的信息文章中没有提及.请在答题卡上把C涂黑.The Smog(烟雾)For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as the country Suffered its worst drought for 50 years . Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog This pollution quickly spread and within days

8、it was hanging over neighbouring countries including MalaysiaSingapore and Thailand When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and carsit soon became poisonous(有毒的)Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose People wheezed f喘息)and coughed as they left t

9、he house and their eyes watered immediatelyThe smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot(烟灰)covered everythingIn some areas，water was hosed(用胶管浇)from highrise citybuildings to tIY and break up the smogFinally，heavy rains，which came in November，put out th

10、e fires and cleared the airBut the environmental costs and health problems will remainMany people from South-Eastern Asian cities aireadv suffer from breathing huge amounts of car exhaust fumes(汽车排放的废气)and factory pollutionBreathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have diffic

11、ulties for血e first timeWildlife has suffered tooIn lowland forests，elephants，deer, and tigers have been driven out of their homes by smogBut smog is not just an Asian problemIn fact，the word was first used in London in 1905 to describe the mixture of smoke and thick fogFog often hung over the capita

12、lSometimes the smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidentsAbout 4，000 Londoners died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952.16 Indonesia was in crisis because of the droughtA RightB WrongC Not mentioned17 The smog spread to neighbouring c

13、ountriesA RightB WrongC Not mentioned18 The air?pollution index went up t0 300 within a few daysA RightB WrongC Not mentioned19 Water was used to try to break up the smogA RightB WrongC Not mentioned20 Many Indonesians blamed the government for the droughtA RightB WrongC Not mentioned21 The forest a

14、nimals havent been affected by the smogA RightB WrongC Not mentioned22 The word“smog”first appeared in 1952A RightB WrongC Not mentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子  (第21-30题，每题1分，共8分)阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第l4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第2730题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Cloning(克隆)：F

15、uture Perfect?1  A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottishscientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into cloning has grown rapidlyIn May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO identical c

16、alves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two years，”he told the world2  Seeds anno

17、uncement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negativeIn Europe，nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in the US will have passed anticloning laws by t

18、he end of the year”3  Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banninghuman cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also belie

19、ve that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 2010 because it is impossible to stop the progress of science4  Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and fil

20、ms，as well as cartoonsSuch information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be doing next5  Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloninghumansIt could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that

21、 we want our child to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool，answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人)23 Paragraph l   24 Paragraph 2   25 Paragraph 3   26 Paragraph 4   A Strong ReactionsB Anxiety about the Future

22、of Cloning C The Right to Choose D What is Cloning?E Arguments in Favor of CloningF A Common Sight27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone  28 Richard Seeds announcement received  29 The United States will introduce  30 Within ten years scientists will probably have  A the nuc

23、leus of a cellB cloned human beingsC a human being in two yearsD a law to ban human cloningE a report on human cloningF heavy media coverage第4部分：阅读理解(第3145题，每题3分，共45分)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。请根据文章的内容从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇Almost Human?Scientists are racing to build the worlds first

24、thinking robotThis is not science fiction：some say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reportsMachines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fictionKismet is the name of an android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)Kismet is di

25、fferent from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotionsIts eyes，ears and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or boredKismet is one of the first of a new generation of androidsrobots that look like human beingswhich Can imitate human feelingsCog，another android invented by the MI

26、T, imitates the action of a motherHowever, scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a twoyearoldThe optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human beingThese robots will be designed to look like people to

27、 make them more attractive and easier to sell to the publicWhat kind of jobs will they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing dangerous jobs，like repairing space stationsThey will also be doing more and mom of the household work for us In Japan，scientists ar

28、e designing androids that will entertain us by dancing and playing the pianoSome people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Willpeople themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing microcomputers，connected to the I

29、nternet，in the futurePeople will have microchips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets (小装置)Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will sti

30、ll feel painWho knows?31 Kismet is different from traditional robots becauseA it thinks for itselfB It is not like science fictionC it can look after twoyear-oldD it seems to have human feelings32 What makes Cog special?A It looks like a motherB  It behaves like a childC It can imitate the beha

31、vior of a motherD It has a huge brainIn about 15 years time from now，robotsA will become space designersB  will look like monstersC will behave like animalsD  will think like humans34 In the future robots will alsoA explore spaceB entertain peopleC move much fasterD do a11 of the housework

32、35 What is the writers attitude to robots in the future?A  CriticalB  HostileC  ObjectiveD  Enthusiastic第二篇Credit Card Only Works When Spoken toA credit card that will not work unless it hears its owners voice could become an importantweapon in the fight against fraud(欺骗)The card

33、 requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes using a built-inVoice-recognition chipThe idea is to prevent thieves using a stolen card or fraudsters using someone elses credit card details to buy goods onlineA model built by engineers at Beepcard in Santa Monica，California，represents

34、the firstattempt to pack a microphone。a loudspeaker，a battery and a voice?recognition chip into astandardsized credit cardThey are not quite there yet：the card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card，but it is still about three times as thickThe company now plans to make it thinnerThe voi

35、ce card is based on an earlier Beepcard technology designed to prevent fraud inonline transactions This earlier card has no microphone，but has a built?in loudspeaker that it uses to“squawk”(发出叫声)a voice ID signal via a computers microphone to an online serverBy verifying(证实)that the signal matches t

36、he card details，the server can establish that the user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card to handThe ID code changes each time the card is used in a preordered sequence that only the server knowsThis prevents fraudsters recording the beeps，noting the card details

37、and then playing back the audible ID when they key in the details later But this earlier technology cannot prevent fraudulent use of stolen cards The new one canThe new voice card also identifies itself by its ID squawkbut it will not do this until it has verified the legitimate(合法的)users spoken pas

38、sword Thieves will be unable to use the card because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owners voice with a high degree of accuracyThe challenge for Beepcard has been to develop voice-recognition and audio circuitry that Can be powered by a mini battery embedded(嵌入

39、的)in a credit cardTo maximize battery life，the electronics are only switched on when the card is being usedPressing a button on the cards surface prompts it to utter “Say your password ”in female voice If the voicerecognition software proves that the password is authentic(真实的)，it sends its ID squawk

40、 which the server then identifiesallowing the transaction to proceed36 The voice credit card is an important invention becauseA it can be made cost-effectivelyB it can leave voice messages，C it makes online shopping easyD it makes fraud difficult37 What is the problem which the model card?A It is to

41、o largeB It is toot hickC It cant be used in online transactionsD It doesnt have a loudspeaker38 Which of the following statements about the earlier card is true?A Its owner can change the ID code freelyB Its user does not need to key in the ID numberC It can record its users spoken passwordD It sti

42、ll can be used by someone else after being stolen39 What is the advantage of the new voice card?A It recognizes only its owners spoken passwordB It doesnt need to work with an online serverC It requires less ID informationD It has a playback function40 What can we learn from the last paragraph about

43、 the voice card?A Only female voice passwords could be recognizedB Further improvement should be made to extend battery lifeC There is no limit to its applicationD Female customers like to use it第三篇More Than a Ride to SchoolThe National Education Association claims，“The school bus is a mirror of the

44、 community”They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the reality of a chosen communityThey are rightsometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl DensonRiding the sch001 bus has been more than a ride to school for LieslBruce Hardy, sch001 bus driver for A1

45、thouse Bus Company has been Liesls bus driver sincekindergarten，Last year when Liesls family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the same busThis year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the busShe says，“Its been a great ride so far!

46、My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a good listener Sometimes when youre a child  adults do not think that what you have to say is important ML Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important Her friends Ashley Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree

47、Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975 This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus CompanyLarry Althouse，president of the company acknowledges Bruce Hardys outstanding record：“You do not come by employees like Bruce these daysHe has never missed a day

48、 of work and has a perfect driving recordHe was recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free milesHardys reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his busAlthouse further adds，”Althouse Bus

49、Company was established 70 years ago and has beenproviding quality transportation ever since My grandfather started the business with one busAlthouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continui

50、ng to provide quality service for many more years to come”Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed Thanks to drivers likeBruce Hardy ,they have been building relationships through generationsLiesls mother Carol also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardys bus to the Octor

51、ara School District41 The word “mirror in the first line could be best replaced byA  “vehicle”B  “device”C  “need”D  “reflection”42 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus CompanyA  for 30 yearsB  for 70 yearsC  since last yearD  since 2000.43 Which of

52、the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?A He is popular with his passengersB He has never missed a day of workC He is an impatient personD He has driven 350.000 accident free miles44 Althouse Bus Company was founded byA Larry AlthouseB Althouses grandfatherC Lielss motherD  Ashley B

53、atista45 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention toA employing young driversB running quality schoolsC providing free driving lessonsD  building sound relationships第5部分：补全短文  (第4650题，每题2分，共1 0分)阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。Every Dog Has It

54、s SayKimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve (46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)The following“human”translation appears on its screen：“Please take me with you“I realized thatS

55、how he was feeling”said FukudaThe gadget is called Bowlingual ，and it translates dog barks into feelingsPeople laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the worlds first dog。human translation machine in 2002 But 300.000 Japanese dog owners bought it (47) “Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara“We spend SO much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could understand dogs?Bowlingual has two parts (48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of barkBased on an