职称英语真题-理工类A级2007年

2007年职称英语考试理工类(A级)第1部分：词汇选项（第1~15题，每题1分，共15分）

1.Thenewswill

horrify

everyone.

A.attract

B.terrify

C.tempt

D.excite

2.Thearticle

sketched

themajoreventsofthedecade.

A.described

B.offered

C.outlined

D.presented

3.Iwon’t

tolerate

thatkind

ofbehavior.

A.bear

B.accept

C.admit

D.take

4.Theirstyleofplayingfootballis

utterly

different.

A.barely

B.scarcely

C.hardly

D.totally

5.Hersister

urged

hertoapplyforthejob.

A.advised

B.caused

C.forced

D.promised

6.Evensensiblemendo

absurd

things.

A.unusual

B.ridiculous

C.special

D.typical

7.She

bumped

inotherboyfriendintownthismorning.

A.walked

B.came

C.fled

D.ran

8.Thissortofthingis

bound

tohappen.

A.sure

B.quick

C.fast

D.swift

9.Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecamea

celebrity.

A.boss

B.manager

C.star

D.dictator

10.Hecannot

discriminate

betweenagoodideaandabadone.

A.judge

B.assess

C.distinguish

D.recognize

11.Theyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandthelndianswho

dwell

init.

A.live

B.sleep

C.hide

D.gather

12.Theindexisthegovernment’schief

gauge

offutureeconomicactivity.

A.method

B.measure

C.way

D.manner

13.Thearchitectureis

harmonious

andnobuildingisoversix-storey

high.

A.old-fashioned

B.traditional

C.conventional

D.balanced

14.Thefoodis

inadequate

fortenpeople.

A.demanded

B.qualified

C.insufficient

D.required

15.She

persevered

inherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A.persisted

B.insisted

C.resisted

D.suggested

第2部分：阅读判断（第16~22题，第题1分，共7分）WhenWeAreAsleepEveryonedreams,butsomepeopoleneverrecalltheirdreams,ordosoveryrarely.Otherpeoplealwayswakeupwithvividrecollections(记忆)

oftheirdreams,thoughtheyforgetthemveryquickly.Inanaveragenightofeighthours’sleep,anaverageadultwilldreamforaroundonehundredminutes,probablyhavingthreetofivedreams,eachlastingfromtentothirtyminutes.

Scientistscandetectwhensomeoneishavingadreambyusinganinstrumentwhichmeasurestheelectricalwavesinthebrain.Duringdreaming,thesewavesmovemorequickly.Breathingandpulseratealsoincrease,andtherearerapideyemovementsunderthelids,justasthoughthedreamerwerereallylookingatmovingobjects.Thesesignsofdreaminghavebeendetectedinallmammals(哺乳动物)studied,includingdogs,monkeys,cats,andelephants,andalsosomebirdsandreptiles(爬行动物).Thisperiodofsleepiscalledthe“D”stateforaround50%oftheirsleep;theperiodreducestoaround25%bytheageof10.

Dreamstaketheformofstories,buttheymaybestrangeandwithincidentsnotconnected,whichmakelittlesense.Dreamsareseldomwithoutpeopleinthemandtheyareusuallyaboutpeopleweknow.Oneestimatesaysthattwo-thirdsofthe“cast”ofourdreamdramasarefriendsandrelations.Visionseemsanessentialpartofdreams,exceptforpeopleblindfrombirth.Soundandtoucharesensesalsooftenaroused,butsmellandtastearenotfrequentlyinvolved.In“normal”dreams,thedreamermaybetakingpart,orbeonlyanobserver.Butheorshecannotcontrolwhathappensinthedream.

However,thedreamerdoeshavecontroloveronetypeofdream.Thistypeofdreamiscalleda“lucid”(清醒的)dream.Noteveryoneisaluciddreamer.Somepeopleareoccasionalluciddreamers.Otherscandreamlucidlymoreorlessallthetime.Inaluciddream,thedreamerknowsthatheisdreaming.

16.Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

17.Inanaveragenight,malesdreamlongerthanfemales.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

18.Whenwedream,thereislessmovementofelectricalwavesinourbrains.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

19.Babiesdreamlessthanolderchildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

20.Mostdreamsinvolvethepeopleweplayedwithwhenwewereyoung.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

21.Werarelysmellthingsindreams.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

22.InaluciddreamwecanuseMorsecodetocommunicatewithothers.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）

MemoryTest1“Iamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwillenableyoutorememberanythingyouneedtoknowatschool,”promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundredschoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable.“WhenI’vefinishedintwohours’time,yourworkwillbefarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenotinterested,leavenow.”Theentireroomsatstill.

2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagician(魔术师).Hespecializesindoingmagictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenhe

revealsthattheyinvolvenothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickery(骗术).“Ihavealways

beeninterestedintricksinvolving

memory-beingabletoreeloff(一口气说出)theorderofcardsinapack,thatsortofthing,”he

explains.

3Robinsonwasalready

lecturingtoschoolsonhismagictechniqueswhenitstruckhimthatstudentsmightfindmemorytechniquesevenmorevaluable.“Itwasn’tdifficultareatomoveinot,asthestuff’sallthereinbooks.”Sohesummarizedeverythingtomakeatwo-hourlectureaboutfivetechniques.

4“Youwanttolearnalistofahundredthings?Athousand?Noproblem,”saysRobinson.Thescandalisthateverychildisnottaughtthetechniquesfromthebeginningoftheirschoollife.Theschoolchildrenwhowerewatchinghimthoughtitwasbrilliant.“IwishI’d

beentoldthisearlier,”commentedMark,afterRobinsonhadshownthemhowtoconstruct“mentaljourneys”.

5Essentially,youvisualize(想象)awalkdownastreet,oratriproundaroom,andpickthepointswhereyouwillputthethingsyouwanttoremember-thelamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationofyourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeaspossible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.

6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic.“Thepupilsbenefitedenormouslyfromlan’spresentation,”saysDrJohnston,headoftheschoolwhereRobinsonwasspeaking.“ldeallyweshouldrunaregularclassin

memorytechniquessopupilscanpickitupgradually.”

23.Paragraph2_________.

24.Paragraph3_________.

25.Paragraph4_________.

26.Paragraph5_________.

A.Goodresults

B.Anancientskill

C.Gainingattention

D.Memorytricks

E.Alectureonmemorytechniques

F.Waystoimprove

memory

27.Thememorytechniquesusedarenomorecomplexthantheold____.

28.Robinsontaughtchildrentouse“mentaljourneys”toimprove____.

29.Robinsontoldthepupilsthatallthememorytechniquescouldbefoundin____.

30.Theschoolchildrengotalotfromthemagician’s____.

A.books

B.lecture

C.tricks

D.facts

E.memory

F.list

第4部分：阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）

第一篇TryingtoFindaParther

Oneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpoll

intheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthisspousetobe

insolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeans

thatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate(心上人)wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamily

tradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentially

arranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeon

inanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.

C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D.Itis

gettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A.Thewifedoesn’thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B.Thehusbanddoesn’thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment.

33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone’schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?

A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B.Thegeographicalenvironment.

C.Thesocialconvention.

D.Thefamilytradition.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?

A.Goodlooks.

B.Animpressivecareer.

C.Ahighsalary.

D.Afinesense

ofhumor.

35.Theword“sustain”(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby

A.“reduce”.

B.“shake”.

C.“maintain”.

D.“weaken”.第二篇AVerySlowRide

Thesurfaceoftheearthmayseem

verystable

toyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthethingsthataregoingonunderthatsurface.

Theearthhasanoutershellofrigidpiecescalledtectonicplates(地壳构造板块).Theplatesincludebothoceanflooranddryland.Somehavewholecontinentsontopofthem.Thecontinentsontopoftheplatesarejustgoingalongforaslowride,movingonlyaboutfourinchesperyear.Buteventhissmallmovementcausesthreetypesofbiginteractions.

Onetypeisoceanridges.Theseridgesdevelopinplaceswheretwoplatesaremovingawayfromeachother.Astheplatesseparate,hotmagma(岩浆)flowsuptofillthespace.Newcrust(地壳)buildsupontheplateboundariesandcausesocean

ridges.Theseridgesformlongmountainranges,whichonlyriseabovetheoceansurfaceinafewplaces.

Anothertypeofreaction-trenches-occursbetweentwoplatesthataremovingtowardeachother.Astheplatesmeet,onebendsdownwardandplungesundemeaththeother.Thisformsdeepoceantrenches.TheMarianasTrenchoffGuaminthewesternPacificOceanhasadepthofmorethan36,000feet.Thisisthelowestpointontheoceanfloor.Iftheleadingedgesofthetwocollidingplatescarrycontinents,thenthelayersofrockintheoverridingplatecrumple(变皱)andfold.AplatethatcarriedwhatisnowlndiacollidedwiththesouthernedgeoftheplatethatcarriedEuropeandmostofAsia.ThiscausedtheHimalayas,theworld’shighestmountains.

Thethirdreactionistransformfaults(转换断层).Thesefaultsoccurwheretwoplatesthataretravelinginoppositedirectionsslidepasteachother.Severeearthquakescanoccur.TheSanAndreasFaultinCalifomiaisagoodexampleofthistypeofmovement.

36.Theword“stable”(paragraph1)means

A.“aplaceforhorses”.

B.“calmandeasygoing”.

C.“steadyorfirm”.

D.“acollectionofanimals”.

37.Toexplaintheeffectof

trenches,thewritergivestheexampleof

A.theseafloorintheAtlanticOcean.

B.theHimalayanMountains.

C.Europe.

D.lndia.

38.TheSanAndreasFaultisanexampleof

A.asevereearthquake.

B.aCaliforniarockformation.

C.twoplatesmovingapart.

D.twoplatesalidingpasteachother.

39.Accordingtothepassage,theearthis

A.alwayschanging.

B.becomingsmaller.

C.movingfaster.

D.gettinghotter.

40.Thispassageismostlyabout

A.effectsofmovementsoftheearth’splates.

B.differenttypesofcontinents.

C.theMarianasTrench.

D.transformfaults.第三篇MobilePhones:AreTheyabouttoTransformOurLives?

Welovethemsomuchthatsomeofussleepwiththemunderthepillow,yetweareincreasinglyconcernedthatwecannotescapetheirelectronicreach.Weusethemtoconveyourmostintimatesecrets,yetweworrythattheyareathreattoourprivacy.Werelyonthemmorethanthelnternettocopewithmodernlife,yetmanyofusdon’tbelieveadvertisementssayingweneedmoreadvancedservices.

Sweepingasidethedoubtsthatmanypeoplefeelaboutthebenefitsofnewthirdgenerationphonesandfearsoverthehealtheffectsofphonemasts(天线竿),arecentreportclainsthatthelong-termeffectsofnewmobiletechnologieswillbeentirelypositivesolongasthepubliccanbeconvincedtomakeuseofthem.Researchaboutusersofmobilephonesrevealsthatthemobilehasalreadymovedbeyondbeingamerepracticalcommunicationstooltobecomethebackbone(支柱)ofmodernsociallife,fromloveaffairstofriendshiptowork.Onefemaleteacher,32,toldtheresearchers:“Ilovemyphone.It’smyfriend.”

Thecloserelationshipbetween

userandphoneismostpronouncedamongteenagers,thereportsays,whoregardtheirmobilesasanexpressionoftheiridentity.Thisispartlybecausemobilesareseenasbeingbeyondthecontrolofparents.Buttheresearcherssuggestthatanotherreasonmaybethatmobiles,especiallytaxtmessaging,areseenasawayofovercomingshyness.“Textingisoftenusedforapologies,toexcuselatenessortocommunicateotherthingsthatmakeusuncomfortable,”thereportsays,Theimpactofphones,however,hasbeenlocalratherthanglobal,supportingexistingfriendshipsandnetworks,ratherthanopeninguserstoanewbroadercommunity.Eventhelanguageoftextinginoneareacanbeincomprehensibletoanybodyfromanotherarea.

Amongthemostimportantbenefitsofusingmobilephones,thereportclaims,willbeavastlyimprovedmobileinfrastructure(基础设施),providinggainsthroughouttheeconomy,andtheprovisionofamoresophisticatedlocation-basedservicesforusers.Thereportcallsongovemmenttoputmoreeffortintothedeliveryofservicesbybobilephone,withsuggestionsincludingpublictransportandtrafficinformationanddoctors’textmessagestoremindpatientsofappointments.“Ilovethatidea,”oneusersaidinaninterview.“ItwouldmeanIwouldn’thavetowriteahundredmessagestomyself.”

Therearemanyotherpossibilities.AtarecenttradefairinSweden,amobilenavigationproductwaslaunched.Whentheuserentersadestination,arouteisautomaticallydownloadedtotheirmobileandpresentedbyvoice,picturesandmapsastheydrive.Infuture,thesedeviceswillalsobeabletoplanaroundcongestion(交通堵塞)androadworksinrealtime.Thirdgenerationphoneswillalsoallowforremotemonitoringofpatientsbydoctors.InBritainscientistsaredevelopingaasthma(哮喘)managementsolution,usingmobilestodetectearlysignsofanattack.

41.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthefirstparagraphabout

ourattitudestomobilephones?

A.Wecan’tlivewithoutthem.

B.Weareworriedaboutusingthemsomuch.

C.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingsaboutthem.

D.Weneedthemmorethananythingelsetodealwithmodemlife.

42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Modernsociallifereliessignificantlyontheuseofmobilephones.

B.Mobilephonesmakeromanticcommunicationmoredifficult.

C.Mobilephonesencouragepeopletomakefriends.

D.Mobilephonesenablepeopleofdifferentcountriestotalkwithouttranslation.

43.Teenagershaveacloserelationshipwiththeirmobilephonespartlybecausethey

A.usetextmessagesmorethananyothergroup.

B.aremorelikelytobelatethanolderpeople.

C.tendtofeeluncomfortableinmanysituations.

D.takemobilephonesasanindicationofindependencefromtheirparents.

44.Itissuggestedthatmobilephonesshouldbeusedto

A.givetheaddressof

thenearesthospital.

B.showbusandtraintimetables.

C.arrangedeliveryofmails.

D.curediseases.

45.The

navigationproductlaunchedinSwedenishelpfultodriversbecauseitcan

A.suggestthebestroutetogettoaplace.

B.downloadmapsofthearea.

C.tellthemwhichroadsarecongested.

D.showthemhowtoavoidroadworks.第5部分：补全短文（第46~50题，每题2分，共10分）AmericanDreamsThereisacommonresponsetoAmericaamongforeignwriters:theUSisalandofextremeswherethebestofthingsqrejustaseasilyfoundastheworst.Thisisacliche(陈词滥调).

Inthelandofblackandwhite,peopleshouldnotbetoosurprisedtofindsomeofthebiggestgapsbetweentherichandthepoorintheworld.ButtheAmericanDreamoffersawayouttoeveryone.（46）Noclasssystemorgovemmentstandsintheway.

Sadly,thisoldargumentisnolongertrue.OverthepastfewdecadestherehasbeenafundamentalshiftinthestructureoftheAmericaneconomy.

Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorhaswidenedandwidened.（47）

Overthepast25yearsthemedianUSfamilyincomehasgoneup18percent.Forthetop1percent,however,ithasgoneup200percent.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetopfifthofAmericanshadanaverageincome6.7timesthatofthebottomfifth.（48）

Inequalitieshavegrownworseindifferentregions.InCalifornia,incomesforlowerclassfamilieshavefallenby4percentsince1969.（49）ThishasledtoaneconomyhugelyinfavorofasmallgroupofveryrichAmericans.Thewealthiest1percentofhouseholdsnowcontrolathirdofthenationalwealth.Therearenow37millionAmericanslivinginpoverty.At12.7percentofthepopulation,itisthehighestpercentageinthedevelopedworld.

YetthetaxburdenonAmerica’srichisfalling,notgrowing.（50）Therewasaneconomictheoryholdingthattherichspendingmorewouldbenefiteveryoneasawhole.Butclearlythattheoryhasnotworkedinreality.

A.NobodyispoorintheUS.

B.Thetop0.01percentofhouseholdshasseenitstaxbitefallbyafull25percentagepointssince1980.

C.Forupperclassfamiliestheyhaverisen41percent.

D.Nowitis9.8times.

E.Asitdoesso,thepossibilitytocrossthatgapgetssmallerandsmaller.

F.Allonehastodoistoworkhardandclimbtheladdertowards

thetop.第6部分：完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）

RobotsMayAllowSurgeryinSpaceSmallrobotsdesignedbyUniversityofNebraskaresearchersmayallowdoctorsonEarthtohelpperformsurgeryon

patientsinspace.

Thetiny,wheeledrobots,（51）are

about3inchestallandaswideasalipstickcase,canbeslippedintosmallincisions(切口)and

computer-controlledbysurgeonsindifferentlocations.Somerobotsareequipped（52）camerasandlightsandcansendimagesbacktosurgeonsandothershavesurgicaltoolsattachedthatcanbe（53）remotely.

“Wethinkthisisgoingto（54）opensurgery,”DrDmitryOleynikovsaidatanewsconference.Oleynikovisa（55）incomputer-assistedsurgeryattheUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterinOmaha.

OfficialshopethatNASAwillteach（56）tousetherobotssoonenoughsothatsurgeriescouldo