职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题3

职称英语考试理工类A级精练选择题7

1.Attheendofthemeeting,itwasannouncedthatanagreement

A.hasbeenreached

B.hadbeenreached

C.hasreached

D.hadreached

2.—youhimaroundthemuseumyet?

—Yes.Wehadagreattimethere.

A.Have...shown

B.Do...show

C.Had...shown

D.Did...show

3.—DoyouhaveanyideawhatPauldoesallday?

—AsIknow,hespendsatleastasmuchtimeplayingashe,

A.writes

B.doeswriting

C.iswriting

D.doeswrite

4.WhenIcalledyouthismorning,nobodyansweredthephone.Where?

A.didyougo

B.haveyouone

C.wereyou

5.,hisideawasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.

A.Strangeasmightitsound

B.Asitmightsoundstrange

C.Asstrangeitmightsound

D.Strangeasitmightsound

【答案】BABCD

职称英语考试理工类A级精练选择题3

l.Ahorseis_thanadog.

A.muchheavy

B.moreheavier

C.muchheavier

D.moreheavy

2.deliciousthefoodis!

A.How

B.howa

C.What

D.Whata

3.Whatanimaldolike?Ilikeallkindsofanimals.

A.better

B.best

C.very

D.well

4.Hainanisaverylargeisland.It/tthesecond_islandinChina.

A.large

B.larger

C.largest

5.Ifyouwanttobookaround-tripticket,you'llhavetopay_$30.

A.more

B.other

C.theother

D.another

参考答案：1C2.A3.B4.C5.D

职称英语考试理工类A级练习题：阅读判断（2）

MotherNatureShowsHerStrength

Tornadoes（龙卷风）andheavythunderstormsmovedacrosstheGreatLakes

andintoTrumbullCountyonSaturdayevening.Thestormsweredramaticand

dangerous.

GeorgeSnyderwasdrivingthefiretruckdownRoute88whenhefirstnoticed

thatafunnel（漏斗状的）cloudwasbehindhim."1stoppedthetruckandwatched

thefunnelcloud.Itwasabout100feetoffthegroundandIsawitgoupanddown

forawhile.ItwasmovingtowardBradleyRoadandthensuddenlyitdisappeared/'

Snydersaid.

Snyderonlysawoneofthefunnelcloudsthatpassedthroughnortheastern

OhioonSaturday.InTrumbullCounty,atornadoturnedtreesontotheirsides.Some

treesfellontohousesandcars.Othertreesfellintotelephoneandelectricalwiresas

theywentdown.

AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartywhenthestormbegan."1knew

somethingwaswrong,"shesaid.'1sawtheskygogreenandpink（粉红色）.Thenit

soundedlikeatrainrushingtowardthehouse.Istartedcryingandtoldeveryoneto

gotothebasementforprotection."

Thetornadocausedalotofdamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.Itwilltakea

longtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoseriouswater

damagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcausedthepowerto

gooutinmanyhomes.

Thestormscausedseriousfloodinginareasneartheriver.Morethanfour

inchesofrainfellinpartsofTrumbullCounty.Theriverwassohighthatthewater

ranintostreetsandhouses.Manystreetshadtobeclosedtocarsandtrucksbecause

ofthehighwater.Thismadeitdifficultforfiretrucks,policecars,andotherrescue

vehiclestohelppeoplewhowereintrouble.

Manypeoplewholiveneartheriverhadtoleavetheirhomesfortheirown

safety.Somepeoplereportedfivefeetofwaterintheirhomes.Localandstate

officialsopenedemergencysheltersforthepeoplewhowereevacuated（撤走）.The

RedCrossservedmealstothem.

"Thiswasareallyintensestorm/'saidSnyder."Peoplewereafraid.Mother

Naturecanbefierce.Wewereluckythistime.Noonewaskilled."

1TheweatherwasniceinTrumbullCountyonSaturdayevening.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

2GeorgeSnyderwasafirefighter.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

3AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartyinthebasementwhenthestormbegan.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

4Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduringthestorm.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

5TherehadnotbeensuchaseverestorminTrumbullCountyforahundred

years.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

6Rescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

7Severalpeopleweremissingduringthestorm.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

【参考答案】1.B2.A3.B4.B5.C6.A7.C

职称英语考试理工类A级完型练习题（5）

Inearly1987,TexasAir_4_PeopleExpressintoitsContinentaldivisionand

industryobserversbelieved_5_thecostlyfarewarswouldbeended.Theycould

nothavebeenmorewrong.Tostimulatebusinessforits_6_continentalAirlines,

TexasAirinstitutedanewlowfarecategory_7_MaxSaver.Thefareofferedprices

thatwereupto40percentlowerthan"supersaver"ratesoffered_8_allairlines.

Forexample,theround-tripMaxSaverfarefromNewYorktoHoustonwas$70.The

MaxSaverfareswereimmediatelymatchedbyallmajorairlines,_9_fearedlosing

business.

WhileMaxSaverrateswerelow,theyalsohadrestrictions.Ticketscouldnotbe

_10_orflighttimesmodifiedafterpurchase.Passengerswouldhavetostayover

eitheraSaturdayorSunday.Reservationshadtobemadeatleasttwodays_11_,

andtherewerelimitedseatsavailable.

1.A)little

B)slowly

C)quick

D)radically

2.A)burst

B)explode

C)opened

D)disappeared

3.A)gained

B)made

C)lost

D)disappeared

4.A)emerged

B)merged

D)mixed

5.A)what

B)which

C)where

D)that

6.A)expand

B)toextend

C)expanded

D)extended

7.A)called

B)calling

C)tocall

D)callingon

8.A)to外语学习网

B)for

C)with

D)by

9.A)what

B)that

C)which

D)this

10.A)putoff

B)canceling

C)destroyed

D)canceled

职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题2

TheOpenUniversityinBritain

1In1963theleaderoftheLaborPartymadeaspeechexplainingplansfora

"universityoftheairw-aneducationalsystemwhichwouldmakeuseoftelevision，

radioandcorrespondencecourses.Manypeoplelaughedattheidea，butitbecame

partoftheLaborPartysprogrammertogiveeducationalopportunitytothose

peoplewho,foronereasonoranother,hadnothadachancetoreceivefurther

education.

2By1969planswerewelladvancedandbyAugust1970theOpenUniversity,

asitisnowcalled,hadreceived400,000applications.Only25,000couldbe

acceptedforthefour"foundation"coursesoffered：socialsciences,arts,science

andmathematics.Unsuccessfulcandidatesweretoldtoapplyagainthefollowing

year,whenafoundationcourseintechnologywouldalsobeoffered.

3ThefirstteachingprogrammersappearedontheairandscreeninJanuary

1971,withclerks,farmworkers,housewives,teachers,policemenandmany

othersasstudents.Correspondenceunitshadbeencarefullypreparedandscience

studentsweregivendevicesforasmallhomelaboratory.Studycentershavebeen

setupalloverthecountrysothatstudentscanattendonceaweek,andonceayear

theywillspendaweekatoneoftheuniversityssummerschools.

4Ithasbeennearly30yearssincetheOpenUniversitystartedtooffercourses.

NowitisaveryimportantpartoftheBritisheducationalsystem.Notonlydoesit

offerfoundationcourseslikethosementionedabove,italsocarriesoutvery

advancedscientificresearches,someofwhichleadtoMastersorPH.DDegrees.

Manyothercountrieshavestartedsimilareducationalprogrammersfollowingthe

successfulexampleoftheOpenUniversityinBritain.

1.Paragraph2.

2.Paragraph3.

3.Paragraph4.

AProgresssinceitsfoundingBSpecialfacilitiesoftheuniversityCEnrollmentin

theearlydaysDTeachingstaffoftheuniversity

4.InBritain,besidestakingacademiccoursesonTVandonradio,peoplecan

also.

5.TheLaborPartywasthefirstpartyinBritainthat.

6.In1971,theOpenUniversitystartedto

7.WhentheOpenUniversityfirststarted,thereweremore

applicants.

AputforwardtheideaoffoundingtheOpenUniversity

Bthanitcouldadmit

Clearnthroughcorrespondence

Dofferfoundationcoursesintechnology

Echargestudentsalowtuitionfee

参考答案：CBACADB

职称英语考试理工类A级练习题：阅读判断⑷

MotionSickness

OnJuly4,1982,aftersevendaysorbitingtheearth,astronautsThomasK.

MattinglyandHenryW.Hartsfieldreturnedhome.Althoughnotallofthe

experimentsonboardworkedproperly,theflightbasicallyseemedtobeasuccess

exceptforone"little"thing:earlyintheflight,astronautHartsfieldbecame"seasick".

ThomasMattingly,whoisalsoajetpilotandishighlyresistanttomotion

sicknessonearth,didmuchbetter.Mattinglysailedthroughspacewithasteady

stomach.ButnooneknowswhyHartsfieldfeltuneasyandMattinglydidnot.

Whydoesmotionmakesomepeopleill?

Doctorsbelievethatmotionsicknessiscausedbyadisturbanceintheinnerear.

Ourearsdomorethangiveushearing.Apartoftheearsgivesusasenseofbalance

andhelpsmakeusawareofwhetherwearerightsideuporupsidedown.

Ifyouknowthatyougetcarsickorseasick,whatcanyoudo?

Speaktoyourdoctor.Therearecertainmedicinesavailablethatcanhelpstop

thatuneasyfeeling.Butmanyofthemcanalsomakeyousleepy.Usuallytheywork

besttakenbeforeyoubeginfeelingill.

Perhaps,sincemotionsicknessissuchabigprobleminouterspace,researchers

maysoonfindawaytocuretheastronauts-andthoseofuswhostayonearth.

16Floatinginspacefortoolongatimemayalsodoharmtoone'slungsand

heart.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17Attheendoftheflight,Hartsfieldbecame"seasick".

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18MattinglywasmuchthinnerthanHartsfield.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19RussianandAmericanscientistsareworkingtogethertosolvetheproblemof

motionsicknessinastronauts.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20Untrainedciviliansaremorelikelytosufferfrommotionsicknessina

spacecraft

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21Themotionsicknesssomeastronautssufferedfromduringspacetravelhad

beencausedbythedefectivedigestivesystem.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22Peoplesufferingfrommotionsicknessduringspacetravelcanalleviateits

symptomsbyeatingordrinkingsomething.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

【参考答案】

1.C2.B3.C4.A

5.A6.B7.C

职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题4

OldManMythsandRealities

3Althoughmenarelivinglonger,therearestillmoreoldwomenthanoldmen.

Thisfactaloneshouldarouseinterestastowhy.Relativelylittleisactuallyknown

aboutwhythisisthecaseorabouttheexperiencesoftheoldman.Sure,weare

awarethattheoldmanexperiencesanxiety,financialproblems,loneliness,etc.,but

that'sreallyaboutallweknow.

1Paragraph1

2Paragraph2

3Paragraph3

4Paragraph4

ANewdefinitionsoftheoldman

BChangingconceptoftheoldman

CHealthoftheoldman

DHappyoldmanandsadoldman

ELimitedknowledgeoftheoldman'sexperiences

FContemptfortheoldman

5Nowadaysmengenerallylivelongerthan

6Amaninhisrr)id-60sisnowregardedas

7Moreresearchshouldbedoneontheexperiencesof

8Mostoldmenconsiderthemselvestobe

Aingoodhealth

Binthepast

Cinthewrong

Dtheoldman

Eamiddle-agedman

Fayoungman

【答案】1.B2.A3.E4.C5.B6.E7.D8.A

职称英语考试理工类A级概括大意题5

APersonalLookatKlinefelterSyndrome

11wasdiagnosedwithkllnefeltersyndrome（KS）（遗传性细精管发育不全）a

littlemorethanayearago,attheageof25,inFebruary1996.beingdiagnosedhas

beenabigsighofreliefafteralifeoffrustrations.Throughoutmyearlychildhood

andadolescence,Iwasveryshy,reserved,andhadtroublemakingfriends.Iwould

flyintoragesfornoapparentreason,myparentsknewwhenIwasveryyoungthat

therewassomethingaboutmethatwasn'ttight.

3TofindoutmyKSdiagnosis,IhadgonetomygeneraIphysicianforaphysical

examination.Henoticedthatmytestes（睾丸）weresmallerthantheyshouldbeand

sentmeforbloodwork.Thekaryotype（染色体组型）showedKS47,XXY,Afterseeing

thesymptomsofKSandwhateffectstheymighthave,Ifounditdescribedme

perfectly.But,decidethattherecouldbethingsmuchworseinlife.Idecidedtotake

apositiveapproach.

5Ifeelthatparentswhoarefindingoutpriortothebirthoftheirsonthathe

willhaveKSareverylucky.Thereissomuchtheycandotohelptheirchildhavea

greatlife.Ihavehadalmostallofthesymptomsatsometimeinmylife,andI've

gottenthroughanddonewell.1paragraph2

2paragraph3

3paragraph4

4paragraph5

Ahelpingyourunluckykidtosucceedinlife

Bstrugglingforanormallifeamidfrustrations

CgivinguphopeaftertheKSdiagnosis

DstartinganewlifeaftertheKSdiagnosis

Ekeepingyourunluckykidfromknowingthetruth

FadoptingapositiveattitudetowardtheKSdiagnosis

5thewriterusedtobepretty

7uponlearningabouttheKSdiagnosis,thewriterfelt8withtheirparents'help,

childrenwithKScanliveAagreatlifeBrelievedandhappyCalifeoffrustrationsDa

good-for-nothingEshockedanddepressed

Fshyandreserved

【参考答案】1.B2.F3.D4.A5.F6.D7.E8.A

职称英语考试理工类A级练习题：阅读判断⑴

MadScientistStereotypeOutdated

Dopeoplestillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimage

ofthemadscientistchanged?TheInstituteofPhysicssetouttofindoutwhetherthe

stereotypeofaphysics'boffin'（科学家）stillexistsbyconductingasurveyon

shoppersinLondon.Thepeoplewereaskedtoidentifythephysicistfroma

photographofaline-upofpossiblesuspects.98percentofthoseaskedgotitwrong.

Themajorityofpeoplepickedawhitemaleofaround60,wearingglassesandwitha

whitebeard.

Whilethisstereotypemayhavebeentheimageofanaveragephysicistfifty

yearsago,therealityisnowverydifferent.Since1960thenumberofyoungwomen

enteringphysicshasdoubledandtheaverageageofaphysicistisnow31.

Thestereotypeoftheabsent-mindedscientisthaslastedalongtimebecause

themediaandHollywoodhelppromotetheimageofmeninwhitelabcoatswith

glassessittingbyblackboardsfullofequations（等式）orworkingwithfizzing（嘶嘶

响）testtubes.Thesestereotypesarereallydamagingtosociety.Verygoodschool

childrenareputoffstudyingsciencebecausetheydon'tseepeoplelikethemselves

ontelevisionorinmagazinesdoingscience.Theysimplydon'trelatetothemedia's

imageofthemadscientist.

Thisisonereasonwhyfeweryoungpeoplearechoosingtodoscienceat

university.Ifwewanttoencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudysciencesubjects,we

needtochangethisimageofthescientistandmakesciencecareersmoreattractive.

Butwemustalsodevelopchildren'sinterestinscience.

1Mostpeoplehavesimilarideasofwhataphysicistlookslike.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

2ThemajorityofphysicistsinBritaintodayareCambridgegraduates

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

3Themediaandthecinemahaveplayedaroleinpromotingtheimageofthe

madscientist.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

4Therewillbemorewomenscientiststhanmenscientistsin.thefuture

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

6Theimageofthemadscientistisreallyencouragingtosociety.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

7TheInternationalScienceOlympiadsareheldonceeverytwoyears.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

【参考答案】1.A2.C3.A4.C5.A6.B7.B

职称英语考试理工类A级精练选择题8

1.—Didyouhaveanyone_thetrees?

—Yes,Ihadthetrees

A.towater,water

B.towater,watered

C.water,tobewatered

D.water,watered

2.Anewbridge_overtherivernow.

A.isbuilt

B.isbuilding

C.istobebuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

3.Mydictionary_anywhere.Somebodymusthavetakenitbymistake.

A.can'tfind

B.can'tbefinding

C.can'tbefound

D.can'tbefind

4.Themoonhasalready_byman.

A.visited

B.visiting

C.beenvisited

D.beingvisited

5._thiskindofquestionsoften_inclass?

A.Does,ask

B.Is,asked

C.Has,asked

D.Will,ask

【答案】1.D2.D3.C4.C5.B

职称英语考试理工类A级完型练习题（9）

TheGreatNewspaperWar

Upuntilabout100yearsago,newspapersintheUnitedStatesappealedonly

tothemostseriousreaders.Theyused_1_illustrationsandthearticleswere

aboutpoliticsorbusiness.

Twomenchangedthat-JosephPulitzer_2_theNewYorkWorldandWilliam

RandolphHearstoftheNewYorkJournal.PulitzerboughttheNewYorkWorld_3_

1883.Hechangeditfromatraditionalnewspaperintoavery_4_oneovernight.He

added_5_illustrationsandcartoons.Andhetoldhisreporterstowritearticleson

_6_crimeorscandaltheycouldfind.Andtheydid.Oneofthemevenpretended

shewascrazyandthenshe_7_toamentalhospital.Shethenwroteaseriesof

articlesaboutthepoortreatmentof_8_inthosehospitals.

In1895,HearstcametoNewYorkfrom_9_California.Hewantedthe

Journaltobemoresensationalandmoreexciting_10_theworld.Healsowanted

ittobe_11_,sohereducedthepricebyapenny.Hearstattractedattention

becausehisheadlineswerebiggerthan_12_.Heoftensaid,"Bigprintmakesbig

news."

PulitzerandHearstdidanythingthey_13_tosellnewspapers.Forexample,

HearstsentFredericRemington,thefamousillustrator,_14_picturesofthe

Spanish-AmericanWar.Whenhegotthere,hetoldHearstthatnofighting

was_15_.Hearstanswered,"Youfurnishthepictures.I'llfurnishthewar."

EXERCISE：

1.A)noB)manyC)alotD)little

2.A)onB)forC)inD)of

3.A)onB)inC)atD)about

4.A)exciteB)excitinglyC)excitingD)excited

5.A)alotB)fewC)afewD)lotsof

6.A)everyB)allC)bothD)many

7.A)admittedB)wasadmittedC)couldadmitD)hasadmitted

8.A)patientsB)patienceC)patientD)patiences

10.A)thanB)asC)inD)for

11.A)cheapB)cheaperC)cheapestD)thecheapest

12.A)anyoneB)anyone'sC)anyoneelseD)anyoneelse's

13.A)mayB)mightC)canD)could

14.A)drawB)drewC)todrayD)drawn

15.A)goingB)goingoutC)goingonD)goingoff

Key：ADBCDABADABDDCC

职称英语考试理工类A级完型练习题（1）

Ifyourdoctorcouldgiveyouadrugthatwouldletyouliveahealthylifefor

twiceaslong,wouldyoutakeit?

Thegoodnewsisthatwemaybedrawingneartothatdate.Scientistshave

alreadyextendedthelivesofflies,wormsandmiceinlaboratories.Manynowthink

thatusinggenetictreatmentswewillsoonbeabletoextendhumanlifetoatleast

140years.

Thisseemsagreatidea.Thinkofhowmuchmoretimewecouldspendchasing

ourdreams,spendingtimewithourlovedones,watchingourfamiliesgrowandhave

familiesoftheirown.

''Longerlifewouldgiveusachancetorecoverfromourmistakesandpromote

longtermthinking,"saysDrGregoryStockoftheUniversityofCaliforniaSchoolof

PublicHealth./zltwouldalsoraiseproductivitybyaddingtotheyearwecanwork?

Longerlivesdon'tjustaffectthepeoplewholivethem.Theyalsoaffectsociety

asawhole/'Wehavewar,poverty,allsortsofissuesaround,andIdon/tthinkany

ofthemwouldbeatallhelpedbyhavingpeoplelivelonger,“saysUSbioethicist

DanielCallahan/'Thequestionis"Whatwillwegetasasociety?'Isuspectitwon/tbe

abettersociety//

Itwouldcertainlybeaverydifferentsociety.Peoplearealreadyfindingitmore

difficulttostaymarried.Divorceratesarerising.Whatwouldtomarriageinasociety

wherepeoplelivedfor140years?Andwhatwouldhappentofamilylifeifnineor10

generationsofthesamefamilywereallaliveatthesametime?

Workinglifewouldalsobeaffected,especiallyiftheretirementagewas

lifted.Morepeoplewouldstayinworkforlonger.Thatwouldgiveusthebenefitsof

age-skilLwisdomandgoodjudgement.

Andsocietywouldfeelverydifferentifmoreofitsmemberswereolder.There

wouldbemorewisdom,butlessenergy.Youngpeopleliketomoveabout.Oldpeople

liketositstill.Youngpeopletendtoactwithoutthinking.Oldpeopletendtothink

withoutacting.Youngpeoplearecuriousandliketoexperiencedifferentthings.Old

peoplearelessenthusiasticaboutchange.Infact,theyarelessenthusiasticabout

everything.

Theeffectofanti-ageingtechnologyisdeeperthanwemightthink.Butasthe

scienceadvances,weneedtothinkaboutthesechangesnow.

“Ifthiscouldeverhappen，thenwe'dbetteraskwhatkindofsocietywewantto

get,“saysDanielCallahan/'Wehadbetternotgoanywherenearit2untilwehave

figurethoseproblemsout."

词汇：mice/mals/n.老鼠（复数）bioethicist/7alE5Wlslst/n.生物伦理学家

sibling/5slbllN/n.兄弟姐妹

注释：1.brothersandsistersborn50yearsapan出生年份才目隔50年的兄

弟姐妹

2.Wehadbetternotgoanywherenearit我们离它远点，这里的it指代前面

讲的anti-ageingtechnologyo

职称英语考试理工类A级精练选择题2

1.ThedoctorlookedoverPetercarefullyafterhetothehospital.

A.takes

B.istaken

C.took

D.wastaken

2.—DidyougotoJack'sbirthdayparty?

-No,I

A.amnotinvited

B.wasn'tinvited

C.haven'tinvited

D.didn'tinvite

3.—Didyouwinthebasketballgame?

—Badluck,ourteam_inthefinalone.

A.won

B.beat

C.waswon

D.wasbeaten

4.Thechildrenwithoutparents_goodcareofbytheirteachersinthisspecial

school.

A.takes

B.take

C.istaken

5.1believethatthosemountains_withtreesinafewyears/time.

A.arecovered

B.willbecovered

C.arecovering

D.willcover

【答案】1.D2.B3.D4.D5.B

职称英语考试理工类A级精练选择题1

1.ThedoctorlookedoverPetercarefullyafterhetothehospital.

A.takes外语学习网

B.istaken

C.took

D.wastaken

2.—DidyougotoJack'sbirthdayparty?

-No,I

A.amnotinvited

B.wasn'tinvited

C.haven'tinvited

D.didn'tinvite

3.—Didyouwinthebasketballgame?

—Badluck,ourteam_inthefinalone.

A.won

B.beat

C.waswon

D.wasbeaten

4.Thechildrenwithoutparents_goodcareofbytheirteachersinthisspecial

school.

A.takes

B.take

C.istaken

D.aretaken

5.1believethatthosemountains_withtreesinafewyears'time.

A.arecovered

B.willbecovered

C.arecovering

D.willcover

【答案】1.D2.B3.D4.D5.B

职称英语考试理工类A级练习题：阅读判断(5)

PlantsinDesert

Onlyspecialplantscansurvivetheterribleclimateofadesert,fortheseare

regionswheretheannualrangeofthesoiltemperaturecanbeover75℃.

Furthermore,duringthesummertherearefewcloudsintheskytoprotectplants

fromthesun'sray.Anotherproblemisthefactthattherearefrequentlystrong

windswhichdrivesmall,sharpparticlesofsandintotheplants,tearingand

damagingthem.Themostdifficultproblemforallformsofplantlife,however,is

thefactthattheentireannualrainfalloccursduringafewdaysorweeksinspring.

Grassesandflowersindesertsurvivefromoneyeartothenextbyexisting

throughthelong,hot,dryseasonintheformofseeds.Theseseedsremain

inactiveunlesstherightamountofrainfalls.Ifnorainfalls,orifinsufficientrain

falls,theywaituntilthenextyear,orevenstillthenext.Anotherfactorthathelps

theseplantstosurviveisthefactthattheirlifecyclesareshort.Bythetimethatthe

waterfromthespringrainsdisappears-----justafewweeksafteritfalls------such

plantsnolongerneedany.

Theperennialshavespecialfeatureswhichenablethemtosurviveasplantsfor

severalyears.Thus,nearlyalldesertperennialshaveextensiverootsystemsbelow

groundandasmallshootsystemaboveground.Thelargerootnetworkenablesthe

planttoabsorbasmuchwateraspossibleinashorttime.Thesmallshootsystem,

ontheotherhand,considerablylimitswaterlossbyevaporation.

16.Ordinaryplantsareunabletosurviveinthedesertmainlybecauseofthe

changeableweather.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18.Grassesandflowersinthedesertwhoselifecyclesareshortshowstheir

abilitytoadapttothequickdisappearanceofrainwaterthereafteritfallsinspring.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19.Winteristhetoughestseasonforgrassesandflowerstosurviveindesert

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20.Theshootsystemofperennialscanhelptheplantsabsorblessofthesun's

ray.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21.Thethemeofthesecondlastparagraphiswhytheperennialscansurviveas

plantsforseveralyears.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22.Desertperennialslosetheirleavesaftertherainyseasonjustastreeslose

theirsinwetterclimatesbeforewinterarrives,butthereasonsforthisfeatureare

different.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【参考答案】

16.B17.A18.A19.C20.B

21.A22.B

职称英语考试理工类A级完型练习题（8）

Migrant（移民的）Workers

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14AsuggestedBreportedCindicatedDexpected

15AtimeBattemptCwayDcase

职称英语考试理工类A级完型练习题（4）

TheWhiteHouse

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