2003年职称英语等级考试理工类C级试题及答案

2003年职称英语等级考试理工类C级试题及答案第一部分：词汇选项（第1—15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。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。1.Iamnotcertainwhetherhewillcome.

AdeterminedBsure

CsorryDglad2.Sheseemedtohavedetectedsomeangerinhisvoice.

AnoticedBheard

CrealizedDgot3.PleasedonothesitatetocallmeifIcanbeoffurtherassistance.

AcontactBsee

ChelpDtouch4.Inshort,Iamgoingtolivetheremyself.

AInotherwordsBThatistosay

CInawordDTobefrank5.Hehastroubleunderstandingthatotherpeoplejudgehimbyhissocialskillsandconduct.

AstyleBbehavior

CmodeDattitude6.Ihadsomedifficultyincarryingouttheplan.

AmakingBkeeping

CchangingDimplementing7.Mr.Johnsonevidentlyregardedthisasagreatjoke.

AreadilyBcasually

CobviouslyDsimply8.WeallthinkthatMary’shusbandisaveryboringperson.

AshyBstupid

CdullDselfish9.Theworkersinthatfactorymanufacturefurniture.

ApromoteBpaint

CproduceDpolish10.Theyonlyhavealimitedamountoftimetogettheirpointsacross.

AlargeBtotal

CsmallDsimilar11.Thehigh-speedtrainscanhaveamajorimpactontravelpreferences.

AforceBinfluence

CsurpriseDpower12.Canyoufollowtheplot?

AchangeBinvestigate

CwriteDunderstand13.Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,manualworkisstillneeded.

AphysicalBmental

CnaturalDhard14.Inthelattercasetheoutcomecanbeseriousindeed.

AresultBjudgment

CdecisionDevent15.NormanBlameyisanartistofdeepconvictions.

AstatementsBbeliefs

CsuggestionsDclaims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；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。TheThreattoKiribatiThepeopleofKiribatiareafraidthatonedayinthenot-too-distantfuture,theircountrywilldisappearfromthefaceoftheearth-literally.Severaltimesthisyear,thePacificislandnationhasbeenfloodedbyasuddenhightide.Thesetides,whichsweptacrosstheislandanddestroyedhouses,camewhentherewasneitherwindnorrain.“Thisneverhappenedbefore,”saytheoldercitizensofKiribati.

Whatiscausingthesemysterioushightides?Theanswermaywellbeglobalwarming.Whenfuelslikeoilandcoalarebeingburned,pollutants(污染物)arereleased;thesepollutantstrapheatintheearth’satmosphere.Warmertemperaturescausewatertoexpandandalsocreatemorewaterbymeltingglaciers(冰川)andpolar(极地的)icecaps.

Ifthetrendcontinues,scientistssay,manycountrieswillsuffer,Bangladesh,forexample,mightloseone-fifthofitsland.Thecoral(珊瑚)islandnationsofthePacific,likeKiribatiandtheMarshallIslands,however,wouldfaceanevenworsefate–theywouldbeswallowedbythesea.Thelossofthesecoralislandswouldbeeveryone’sloss.Coralformationsarehometomorespeciesthananyotherplaceonearth.

Thepeopleofthesenationsfeelfrustrated.Thesea,onwhichtheireconomieshavealwaysbeenbased,issuddenlythreateningtheirexistence.Theydon’thavethemoneyforexpensivetechnologicalsolutionslikeseawalls.Andtheyhavenocontroloverthepollutants,whicharebeingreleasedmainlybyactivitiesinlargeindustrializedcountries.Alltheycandoistohopethatindustrializedcountrieswilltakestepstoreducepollution.16.ThepeopleofKiribatiworrythatonedaytheircountrywillbetakenawaybyasuddenhightide.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17.HightidesusedtoattackKiribatiwhentherewasstrongwindorheavyrain.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18.Theheatreleasedbyburningoilandcoalisthedirectcauseofglobalwarming.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19.Scientistsarenotsurehowserioustheeffectsofglobalwarmingwillbe.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20.ThecoralislandnationsofthePacifichavealonghistoryofcivilization.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21.Thepeopleofthecoralislandnationsareunabletodoanythingsubstantialabouttheproblemofglobalwarming.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22.Someindustrializedcountriesareunwillingtospendmoneyinreducingpollution.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23—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23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2、3、5和6段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第27—30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。Robots1Themostsophisticated(先进的)Japaneserobots,whichhavevisionsystemsandworkatveryhighspeeds,arestillbasedonAmericandesigns.Studiesofrobots,particularlycomputercontrolsoftware,areconsideredtobegenerallylessadvancedinJapanthaninAmericaorEurope.

2Althoughindustrialrobotswereoriginallydevelopedasdevicesforsimplyhandlingobjects,todaytheircommonestusesareformoreskilledworklikewelding(焊接),spray-paintingandassemblingcomponents.

3InBritain,robotsalesappropriatelypeakedin1984,buthavebeendecliningeversince.ThisispartlybecauseBritishwageratesaretoolowtomakerobotsfinanciallyattractiveandpartlybecauseengineersnowhavemoreexperiencewithrobotsandaremoreawareofthedifficultiesofintroducingthemeffectively.

4Ithasbeencalculatedthatarobotusesonaverageabout100timesmoreenergythanahumantodoanequivalentjob.

5Itisestimatedthat20%ofallcomicbookheroesinJapanarerobots.ThisisanenormousnumberbecausecomicsaresopopularthattheymakeupathirdofallmaterialpublishedinJapan.

6ThereliabilityofrobotsismeasuredintheirM.T.B.F.ormeantimebetweenfailures.Thishasrisenfromabout250hoursinthemid-1970stoabout10,000hourstoday(equivalenttoworking18hoursadayfortwoyears.)Onewayrobotmanufacturershaveincreasedreliabilityistotesteverysinglecomponenttheybuy,insteadofthenormalprocedureofjusttestingasmallsample.

7ThebiggestsinglebenefitofintroducingrobotsclaimedbyJapanesecompaniesisthattheyincreasequalitycontrol.Onceprogrammed,therobotscanworkmoreaccuratelyandconsistentlythanhumans,whocangettiredandbored.23.Paragraph2_____________

24.Paragraph3_____________

25.Paragraph5_____________

26.Paragraph6_____________

27.EventhemostsophisticatedJapaneserobotsare__________.

28.RobotsarelesspopularinBritaintodaypartlybecause________.

29.Onedisadvantageofusingrobotsisthattheyconsume___________.

30.Theuseofrobotsincreases___________.AtoomuchenergyBbasedonAmericandesignsCtheyaretoocostlyDtheyarenotreliableEqualitycontrolFfreeofcharge第4部分：阅读理解（第31—45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EtaCarinaeAspossiblythegalaxy’s(银河)mostmassivestar,EtaCarinaeisnowengaginginsomeveryunusualbehaviour.Australianastronomers,beingintheSouthernHemisphere(半球),areabletoobserveitclearly.

Inthe19thcentury,EtaCarinaewasforatimethethirdbrighteststarinthesky.Ithasnowbecomelessbrightsothatbinoculars(双筒望远镜)areneededtoseeit.“Itseemstobebrighteningandbecominglessbrightoveraperiodofmanyyears”,saidDrBobDuncanfromtheAustraliaTelescopeNationalFacility.

Whileitisnotunusualforstarstovaryinbrightness,theperiodisusuallymuchshorter.“Since1992ithasbecomefourtimesbrighter,andthenlastyearitbegantodropdramatically,”hesaid.

TheprobleminobservingEtaCarinaeisthatithasbeensurroundedbyacloudofgasanddust,makingithardtoseethestardirectly.However,radiowavesandinfraredlight(红外线)canpassthroughthiscloud,sotelescopesthatreceivethesewavelengthscanobservewhatisoccurring.

EtaCarinaeisofparticularinteresttoastronomersbecauseitseemstobeinitsdeaththroes（剧痛）.Beingsolargeitwillendupasasupernova(超新星).Therehasnotbeenasupernovainourgalaxysincetheinventionofthetelescope.Whilea1987explosioninanearbygalaxygaveastronomersplentyofvaluabledata,theyarehungryforanevencloserlook.

EtaCarinaehasotheruniquefeatures,andistheonlystarknowntoproduceanultraviolet(紫外线)laserthatisbrighterthanthatproducedbytheSun.Lasershavebeenobservedinotherfrequenciesfromafewstars.31.EtaCarinaeisnowengagingin

A.someverycommonbehaviour

B.someverydullbehaviour

C.someveryfrighteningbehaviour.

D.someverystrangebehaviour32.Theword“period”inParagraph3meansthelengthoftime

A.overwhichstarvaryinbrightness

B.forwhichEtacarinae’sbrighteninglasts.

C.Etacarinaetakestobecomeasupernova.

D.ittakesthelaserfromEtacarinaetotraveltotheearth.33.EtaCarinaeishardtoobservebecause

A.itistoofaraway.

B.thereistoomuchdustandgasaroundit.

C.thebinocularsarenotpowerfulenough.

D.itdoesnotsendoutinfraredlight.34.AstronomersareparticularlyinterestedinEtaCarinaebecause

A.itisinitsfinalstage.

B.itisasupernova.

C.itexplodedin1987.

D.itisbrighterthanthesun.35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEtaCarinaeisNOTtrue?

A.Itwillendupasasupernova.

B.Itcanbeseenonlythroughbinoculars.

C.Itistheonlystarthatsendsoutanultravioletlaser.

D.ItsultravioletlaserisbrighterthanthatoftheSun.第二篇NewFoodsandtheNewWorldInthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople–nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages–haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Theoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocatree(可可树)bySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine(饥荒)”of1845-1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabduringthe1400’s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnameKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

A.Food

B.Clothing

C.Ideology.

D.Language.37.“Some”inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

A.somecocoatrees.

B.somechocolatedrinks.

C.someshops.

D.somesouthamericanindians.38.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”because

A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.

B.theywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoamerica.

C.theweatherconditionsinirelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes.

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad.39.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

A.Brazil.

B.Colombia.

C.Ethiopia.

D.Egypt.40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Onethirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia.

C.Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

第三篇London’sFirstLightRailSystemTheDocklandsLightRailway(DLR)tookjustthreeyearstobuildatacostof£77million.ItisLondon’sfirstLightRailSystem,butitsroutefollowsthatofanumberofolderlines,whichcarriedthenineteenthcenturyrailwaysthroughthecroweddistrictsoftheEastEnd.

ThesectionofthelinefromtheTowerGatewayStationtoPoplarfollowsthelineofoneofLondon’searliestrailways,theLondon&Blackwell(1840),acable-drawnrailway(laterconvertedtosteam)whichcarriedpassengerstosteamshipsatBlackwellPier,andprovidedtransportforthemessengersandclerkswhowentbackwardsandforwardsbetweenthedocks(码头)andthecityeveryday.

FromPoplartoIslandGardens,anewlinecrosseshighabovethedockwaters,andthenjoinstheoldtrackoftheMillwallExtensionRailway,builttoservicetheMillwallDocks(1868)andtoprovidetransportforworkersinthelocalfactories.Thislinewashorse-drawnforpartofitsroute,untilthe1880s.

ThePolartoStratfordsectionoftheDLRroutewasfirstdevelopedbytheNorthLondonRailway,builtinthe1850stolinktheWestandEastIndiaDockswiththemanufacturingdistrictsoftheMidlandsandNorthofEngland.Thereweremajorrailwayworksandsidings(41.ThepassagetellsusthatLondon’sfirstLightRailSystem.

A.wasconstructedinthenineteenthcentury.

B.willbefinishedinthreeyears’time.

C.followssomeoftheoriginallines.

D.tookthreeyearslongerthanexpectedtocomplete.42.WelearnfromthepassagethattheLondon&Blackwellrailway

A.nowcarriespassengerstoandfromthedocks.

B.wasabusylineafewyearsago.

C.usedtoemploymanymessengersandclerks.

D.wasnotoriginallyasteamrailway.43.“Thisline”inParagraph3refersto

A.thelinefromtheTowerGatewayStationtoPoplar.

B.thelinefromPoplartoIslandGardens.

C.theMillwallExtensionRailway.

D.thelinefromPoplarto44.ItappearsthatthePoplartoStratfordsectionoftheDLRroutewasoriginallydevelopedto

A.promotetravelintheMidlands.

B.encouragetradewiththeNorthofEngland.

C.createemployment.

D.makethetransportofgoodseasier.45.ThetrainsontheDLRarecontrolledby

A.anon-boardcentralcomputer.

B.acomputerengineeronboard.

C.two-wayradiosoperatedbythedrivers.

D.acomputercenterbasedsomewherealongtheline.第5部分：补全短文（第46—50题，每题2分，共10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。SuccessStoriesOneofthemostsuccessfulfashioncompaniesintheworldisBenetton.TheBenettonfamilyopenedtheirfirstshopinItalyin1968._________(46)Benettonfollowedfourmarketingprinciplesinordertoachievetheirsuccess.

ThefirstprincipleinConsumerConcept.Tobuildasuccessfulbusiness,youhavetodevelopproductsaroundthingspeoplevalue,especiallyquality.___________(47)Hecreatedclothestomatchpeople’swants:thestyleiscasual;thecolorsandpatternsarebold;andthequalityisexcellent.

TheSystemLinkinanotherfeatureofgoodmarketing.ForBenetton,thismeanswaitingtogetinformationaboutwhatcustomerslikeandwhattheydislikebeforemakingtheclothes._________(48).

TheInformationLinkmeansmakingsurethecompanyrespondsquicklytopeople’sdemands._____________(49)ThisinformationisthensenttothemainofficeinItaly.Benettoncanusethisinformationtoidentifypopularproductsandtocontinuemakingthem;itcanalsoidentifylesspopularproductsandstopmakingthem.

AfinalimportantmarketingprincipleistheRetailLink.ThereareBenettonstoresincountriesaroundtheworld.Allthestoreshavethesameclothing,thesamewindowdisplay,andthesameapproachtosales.______________(50)

ThethingspeoplelikeaboutBenettonstoresarethatthequalityisalwayshighandthepricesaregenerallylow.Andthatspellssuccess.AThefounderofBenettonbeganbyaskingpeoplewhattheywanted.BThereusedtobeagoodreasonforthis.CWhensomethingissoldataBenettonstore,thestorerecordsinformationaboutthetype,size,andcoloroftheitem.DToday,thereareBenettonshopsinmajorcitiesallovertheworld.EThismeansthatcustomerscangointoanyBenettonstoreintheworldandbesureofwhattheyarebuying.FInotherwords,Benetton’sclothesaremadetoorder.第6部分：完形填空（第51—65题，每题1分，共15分）

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。SingingAlarmsCouldSavetheBlindIfyoucannotsee,youmaynotbeabletofindyourwayoutofaburningbuilding–andthatcouldbefatal.AcompanyinLeedscould____________(51)allthatwithdirectional(定向的)soundalarmscapableofguidingyoutotheexit.

SoundAlert,acompanyrun__________(52)theUniversityofLeeds,isinstallingthealarmsinaresidentialhomefor______________(53)peopleinSommersetandaresourcecenterfortheblindinCambria.Thealarmsproducea_____(54)rangeoffrequenciesthatenablethebrainto________(55)wherethesoundiscomingfrom.

DeborahWithingtonofSoundAlertsaysthatthealarmsusemostofthefrequencies