职称英语-职称英语理工类c级模拟39

职称英语理工类C级模拟39

第1部分：词汇选项

1、TheForbiddenCityluresmillionsofvisitorsfromallovertheworld.

A.attractsB.entertains

C.receivesD.serves

2、Herpeerswereherworstcritics.

A.studentsB.equals

C.teachersD.subordinates

3、Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.

A.makingB.taking

C.discussingD.expecting

4、WhileservingintheSenateintheearly1970sBarbaraJordansupported

legislationtobandiscriminationandtodealwithenvironmentproblems.

A.listB.forbidC.handleD.

investigate

5、Sheshowslittleregardforthefeelingsofothersanddoesexactlywhat

shewantsto.

A.feelingB.loveC.considerationD.sense

6、Heisinaratherdifficultsituationatpresent.

A.locationB.position

C.preparationD.station

7、Thesisterscan*ttolerateeachother.

A.bearB.hate

C.likeD.criticize

8、At90,manyindividualsstillremainhealthyandenergetic.

A.intelligentB.rough

C.robustD.revivable

9、Jackisadiligentworker.

A.ambitiousB.lazyC.hardworkingD.clever

10、Shewasclosetosuccess.

A.fastB.quick

C.nearD.tight

11>CementwasseldomusedinbuildingduringtheMiddleAges.

A.crudelyB.rarelyC.originallyD.

symbolically

12、Shegaveupherjobtolookafterherinvalidmother.

A.quittedB.lostC.pausedD・retired

13、Youcanturntodifferentkindsofpeople,dictionariesormapsztofind

outwhatyouwishtoknow.

A.contactB.consult

C.referD.request

14、Hewasaverysmartboybuthemadeafoolishdecisionthistime.

A.cleverB.sillyC.braveD.shy

15>MarxismdoctrinewasspelledoutintheCommunistManifesto.

A.evaluatedB.detailedC.supportedD.mentioned

第2部分：阅读判断

BeesandColour

Onourtableinthegardenweputabluecard,andallaroundthisblue

cardweputanumberofdifferentgreycards.Thesegreycardsareofall

possibleshadesofgreyandincludewhiteandblack.Oneachcardawatch-glass

isplaced.Thewatch-glassonthebluecardhassomesyrup（果汁）initzall

theothersareempty.Afterashorttimebeesfindthesyrup,andtheycome

foritagainandagain.Then,aftersomehours,wetakeawaythewatch-glass

ofsyrupwhichwasonthebluecardandputanemptyoneinitsplace.

Nowwhatdothebeesdo?Theystillgostraighttothebluecard,although

thereisnosyrupthere.Theydonotgotoanyofthegreycards,inspite

ofthefactthatoneofthegreycardsisofexactlythesamebrightnessas

thebluecard.Thusthebeesdonotmistakeanyshadeofgreyforblue.In

thiswaywehaveprovedthattheydoreallyseeblueasacolour.

Wecanfindoutinjustthesamewaywhatothercoloursbeescansee.It

turnsoutthatbeescanseevariouscolours,buttheseinsectsdifferfrom

usasregardstheircolour-senseintwoveryinterestingways.Supposewe

trainbeestocometoaredcard,and,havingdoneso,weputtheredcard

onthetableinthegardenamongthesetofdifferentgreycards.Thistime

wefindthatthebeesmistakeredfordarkgreyorblack.Theycannotdistinguish

betweenthem.Thismeansthatredisnotacotouratallforbees；forthem

itisjustdarkgreyorblack.

Thatisonestrangefact；hereisanother.Arainbowisredononeedge,

violetontheother.Outsidethevioletoftherainbowthereisanothercolour

whichwecannotseeatall.Thiscolourbeyondtheviolet,invisibletous,

iscalledtheultra-violet.Althoughitisinvisible,weknowthatthe

ultra-violetistherebecauseitaffectsaphotographicplate.Now,although

weareunabletoseeultra-violetlight,beescandoso；forthemultra-violet

isacolour.Thusbeesseeacolourwhichwecannotevenimagine.Thishas

beenfoundoutbytrainingbeestocomeforsyruptovariouspartsofaspectrum,

orartificialrainbow,thrownbyaprismonatableinadarkroom.Insuch

anexperimenttheinsectscanbetaughttoflytotheultra-violetzwhich

forusisjustdarkness.

16>Theexperimentwithbeesdescribedinthefirstandsecondparagraphs

tellusthatbeesregardblueasacolour.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>Thethirdparagraphtellsusthatbeesalsoregardredasacolour.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>Theexperimentdescribedinthesecondparagraphaimedtofindoutthat

beesarenotabletoseegreyasacolour.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Anartificialrainbowwascreatedfortheexperimenttoseewhetherbees

canrecognizetheultra-violetasacolour.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、Thefourthparagraphtellsusthatbeesmaybeharmedbyultra-violet

light.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatbeesrecognizecoloursinthesame

wayashumanbeings.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22、Beesaremoresensitivetocoloursthanhumanbeings.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子

KeepingCutFlowers

1.Whileeverybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse,fewpeople

knowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.Thismaybedonebykeeping

inmindafewsimplefacts.

2.Animportantthingtorememberaboutcutflowersisthattheyaresensitive

totemperature.Forexample,studieshaveshownthatcutcarnations（康乃馨）

retaintheirfreshnesseighttimeslongerwhenkeptat12℃thanwhenkept

at26℃.Keepingfreshlyharvestedflowersattherighttemperaturesisprobably

themostimportantaspectofflowercare.

3.Flowersarenotintendedbynaturetoliveverylong.Theirbiological

purposeissimplytoattractbirdsorinsects,suchasbees,forpollination

（授粉）.Afterthat,theyquicklydryupanddie.Theprocessbywhichflowers

consumeoxygenandproducecarbondioxide（二氧化碳），calledrespiration（呼

吸）,generatestheenergytheflowerneedstogivethefloweritsshapeand

color.Themakingofseedsalsodependsonthisenergy.Whilealllivingthings

respirezflowershaveahighlevelofrespiration.Aresultofallthis

respirationisheat,andforflowersthelevelofheatrelativetothemass

oftheflowerisveryhigh.Respirationalsobringsabouttheeventualdeath

oftheflower.Thusthegreaterthelevelofrespiration,thesoonertheflower

dies.

4.Thenhowtocontroltherateatwhichflowersdie?Bycontrolling

respiration.Howisrespirationcontrolled?Bycontrollingtemperature.We

knowthatrespirationproducesheat,butthereverse（相反的过程）isalsotrue.

Thusbymaintaininglowtemperatures,respirationisreducedandthecutflower

willagemoreslowly.

5.Anothervitalfactorinkeepingcutflowersisthequalityofthewater

inwhichtheyareplaced.Flowersfinditdifficulttondrink"waterthat

isdirtyorotherwisepolluted.Evenwhenwaterlooksandsmellsclean,it

almostcertainlycontainsharmfulsubstancesthatcanendangertheflowers.

Toridthewateroftheseunwantedsubstanceszhouseholdchlorinebleach（含

氯漂白剂）canbeusedinsmallquantities.Itisrecommendedthat15dropsof

chlorinebleach（at4%solution）beaddedtoeachliterofwater.Thewater

andsolutionshouldalsobereplacedeachday.

A.ControlofRespiration

B.BeautyofFreshCutFlowers

C.RoleofRespiration

D.MostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

E.NeedforCleanWater

F.WaysofStoppingRespiration

23、Paragraph2_______

24、Paragraph3_______

25、Paragraph4_______

26、Paragraph5_______

TheSupercomputerNetwork

1Recently,tenlaboratoriesrunbygovernmentsindifferentpartsofthe

worldhavebecomelinked.Theircomputershavebeenconnectedsotheycan

"talk"toeachother.Thismaynotseemverydramaticnews,butitIsthe

beginningofadevelopmentthatwillIncreasethepoweroftheInternet

tremendously.

2TheInternetIsanInterconnected（互联）systemofnetworksthatconnects

computersroundtheworldandfacilitatesthetransmissionandexchangeof

information.ThewaythatyouusetheInternetisbyaccessingthisnetwork.

Thisdependsonthepowerthatyoursystemallowsyoutouse.Thepowerof

yourcomputerisresponsibleforhowfastyoucandownload（下载）files,how

muchdatayoucanstore,etc.Ifyourcomputerisoldandslow,accessing

theinformationcanbeverydifficult.

3Thenewdevelopmentininformationtechnologyhasbeencalled"thegrid"

（网格技术），anditwillbeanetworkofcomputersthatarelinkedtogether.

The"grid"willworkinadifferentwayfromtheInternet,enablingyouto

getthepowerofthebiggestcomputersintheworldonyourcomputer.Accessing

theinformationwillnolongerdependonthepowerofyourcomputer.Theidea

isthatwhileyouaccessinformation,youwillalsohaveaccesstothepower

ofthebiggercomputerstations.

4Oneadvantageofthisrevolutionaryideaisthatgeographicallocation

willbecomeirrelevant.The"grid"willdecidewhicharethebestpartsof

aworldwidenetworktodothejobyouwant.Thismeansthatyoumaybeaccessing

acomputerinJapantosolveaprobleminAlaska.

5The"grid"canbecomparedtohavinganefficientpersonalassistant.You

cangiveyourassistantataskand"henwilldoitforyou.Theassistant

willdothepreliminaryresearch,collectthedata,comparethemanddecide

onthebestcourseofactionbyaccessinganyofthecomputercentresinthe

"grid**thathappentohavetherelevantinformation.Allyouhavetodois

assignthetask,sitbackandwait.

6Atpresent,possibleapplicationsofthe"grid"inscientificresearch

arebeingexploredWhileIthastakenaboutfifteenyearsforInternetuse

tobecomewidespread,expertsbelievethatthe"grid"couldbeupandrunning

forprivateindividualsfarmorequickly.Scientistsworkingon"grid"projects

areconvincedthatitwillbeaswidelyusedasthewebinthenexttenyears.

27、Paragraph2

AHowdoesthe"grid"work?

BPowershared

CJustmakearequest

DLimitationsofpresentInternetuse

EDistanceisnotaproblem

FAnewerefortheInternet

28>Paragraph3

29、Paragraph4

30、Paragraph5

Athebiggercomputerstations

Btheadvantage

Ctenyears

Dinformation

Eyourpersonalassistant

Ffifteenyears

31>Traditionallythepowerofyourcomputerdetermineshowfastyoucanaccess

32>The"grid"willenableyoutogetonyourcomputerthepowerof

intheworld.

33、The"grid"wouldbelike,whocanperformyourtasksefficiently.

34、ItIsbelievedthatthewidespreaduseofthe"grid"willbecomepossible

inthenext.

第4部分：阅读理解

第一篇ZlTtJ

DoubtsandDebatesovertheWorthofMBA

BillGateszthebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearned

universitydegree,isbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthof

thebusinessworld1sfavoriteacademictitle：theMBA(MasterofBusiness

Administration).

TheMBA,a20th-centuryproductalwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerce

andgreed(贪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuch

asphilosophyandliterature.Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycutting

intothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000peopleareexpected

toreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduates

in1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalfor

youngmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessomeday."Ifyouaregoing

n

intothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveonezsaid

DonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience."Butinthe

1

lastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesayszShouldIattempttogetanMBA,,

theansweralotmoreis：Itdepends.n

ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWalton

ofWal-MartStoresInc.hashelpedinspireself-consciousdebatesonbusiness

schoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagement

skillscanbetaught.

TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictionalexchangeofletters

todramatizecomplaintsaboutbusinessdegreeholders.Thearticlecalled

MBAhires"extremelydisappointingnandsaid"MBAswantstomoveuptoofast,

theydon11understandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren11abletofunction

aspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyear.Butbythen,they*reoutlooking

forotherjobs."Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,

isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura（光环）offuturerichesandpowerfor

beyonditsactualimportanceandusefulness.

Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsexplodedinthe1970sand1980sandcreated

theassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithout

one.Thegrowthwasfueledbyabacklash（反冲）againsttheanti-businessvalues

ofthe1960sandbythewomen*smovement.

BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegrees

oftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.

"Theydon11getalotofgroundinginthepeoplesideofthebusiness,'*said

JamesShaffer,vicepresidentandprincipaloftheTowersPerrinmanagement

consultingfirm.

35、AccordingtoParagraph2zwhatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusiness

oncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?

A.Envious.B.Scornful.

C.Realistic.D.Appreciative.

36>ItseemsthatthecontroversyoverthevaluesofMBAdegreeshasbeen

fueledmainlyby_______.

A.thesuccessofmanynonMBAs

B.thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers

C.theperformanceofMBAsatwork

D.thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

37、WhatisthemajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingtoTheHarvardBusiness

Review?

A.Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.

B.Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.

C.Theyareusuallyselfcentered.

D.Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.

38、FromthepassageweknowthatmostMBAs.

A.canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly

B.cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture

C.quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeirworkmates

D.receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessionaltraining

39、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampuses.

B.DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.

C.WhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAprogrammes.

D.ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.

弟一^扁

Oceanography

Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"theapplicationofallsciencestothe

studyofthesea."

Beforethenineteenthcentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawere

few.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,

buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofartherhiswork.

Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearly

intercontinental（大陆间的）travelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthe

sea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutitzletaloneto

askwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion-Hwhat

isatthebottomoftheoceans?"hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequence

waswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.

Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile（起伏形状）oftheroutetoestimate

thelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.

ItwastoMauryoftheLISNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,

in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsible

forencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings（测水深）weretakentoinvestigate

thedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindings

arousedmuch,popularinterestinhisbook"ThePhysicalGeographyofthe

Sea".

Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanent

andreliable.Attheearlyattemptszthecablefailedandwhenitwastaken

outforrepairingitwasfoundtobecoveredwithlivingcreatures,afact

whichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthe

deeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In

1872,Thomsonledascientificexpedition（考察）,whichlastedforfouryears

andbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationand

analysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,the

lastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

40、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthetelegraphcablewasbuiltmainly

for.

A.oceanographicstudies

B.militarypurposes

C.businessconsiderations

D.investigatingthedepthsoftheoceans

41、TheaimofvoyagesMauryencouragedinthe1840swas.

A.tomakesomesoundexperimentsintheoceans

B.tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C.toestimatethelengthofcablethatwastobemade

D.tomeasurethedepthsoftwooceans

42、ItwasthataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.

A.theAmericanNavy

B.someearlyintercontinentaltravelers

C.thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D.thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

43、11defied"intheparagraph5probablymeans.

A.doubted

B.challenged

C.gaveproofto

D.agreedto

44、Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thebeginningsofoceanography

B.thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C.theinvestigationofoceandepths

D.theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

Birdsong

Amalezebrafinchchirpsawaytohimself.Suddenlyhenoticesafemale

birdnearby.Herealizeshehasanaudienceandimmediatelychangeshissong.

Canthefemaletellthedifferenceinhisperformance?Accordingtoanew

study,thefemalezebrafinchknows.Andsheprefersthespecialtrillshe

createswhenhesingstoher.Amalezebrafinchchangeshissongwhensinging

toafemaleinwaysthatpeoplecanbarelydetect.Butthefemalefinchcan

tellthedifference.

Scientistshadnoticedslightvariationsinthesongsofmalezebrafinches

basedonwhethertheyweresingingaloneorwhethertherewasafemale（and

potentialmate）nearby.Withanaudience,themalesspedupthepaceoftheir

songsandcontrolledthenotestheyused.

Forthisstudy,researchersSarahC.WoolleyandAllisonDoupeatthe

UniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscodecidedtofocusattentiononthe

listeningfemaleszwhichhavenotbeenwellstudiedinthepast.

Inthestudy,WoolleyandDoupesetup,alongcagewithasoundspeaker

ateachend.Onebroadcastthesoundofamalezebrafinchsingingtohimselfz

likesomeonesingingintheshower.Theotherspeakerbroadcastamaleperforming

forafemaleaudience,asifhewasgivingaconcert.

Femalebirdswereplacedbetweenthetwospeakers.Someofthebirdshad

mates,othersdidn*t.Thefemalesshiftedaroundabit,andthenmostof

themhoppedovertositbesidejustonespeak