2017年职称英语理工类A级练习试题及参考答案

书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟2017年职称英语理工类A级练习试题及参考答案跟综合类主要是社会性文章不同，职称英语理工类内容社会性文章和专业性文章各占50%。下面是小编整理的理工类A级试题，希望能帮到大家! 词汇选项下面每个句子中均有1个词或者短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。 1.Therevelationofhispastledtohisresignation. A.imagination B.confirmation C.recall D.disclosure 2.Jensenisadangerousman,andcanbeverybrutal. A.careless B.cruel C.strong D.hard 3.Youllhavetosprintifyouwanttocatchthetrain. A.jump B.escape C.run D.prepare 4.Weareworriedaboutthisfluidsituationfullwithuncertainty. A.changeable B.stable C.suitable D.adaptable 5.Thenewgarmentfitsherperfectly. A.haircut B.purse C.clothes D.necklace 6.Thephobiamayhaveitsrootinachildhoodtrauma. A.fear B.joy C.hurt D.memory 7.Theyhavetobuildcanalstoirrigatethedesert. A.decorate B.water C.change D.visit 8.Heroveralllanguageproficiencyremainsthatofatoddler. A.disabled B.pupil C.teenager D.baby 9.Thecoastalareahasverymildwinter,butthecentralplainsremainextremelycold. A.warm B.severe C.hard D.dry 10.Thedetailsofthecostumeweretotallyauthentic. A.real B.outstanding C.creative D.false 11.Weareawareofthepotentialproblems. A.global B.possible C.ongoing D.central 12.Theideawasquitebrilliant. A.positive B.clever C.key D.original 13.Stockmarketpricetumbledafterrumorofariseininterestrate. A.regulated B.increased C.fell D.maintained 14.Thecoursegivesyoubasicinstructionsincarmaintenance. A.coaching B.idea C.term D.aspect 15.Allhouseswithin100metresoftheseasatriskofflooding. A.indanger B.outofcontrol C.betweenequals D.inparticular 参考答案： DBCACCBDAABBCAA 阅读判断TheGreatestofVictorianEngineers Inthehundredyearsupto1860,theworkofasmallgroupofconstructionengineerscarriedforwardtheenormoussocialandeconomicchangethatweassociatewiththeIndustrialRevolutioninBritain.ThemostimportantoftheseengineerswasIsambardKingdomBrunel,whoseworkinshipping,bridge-building,andrailwayconstruction,tonamejustthreefields,bothchallengedandmotivatedhiscolleagues.Hewasthedrivingforcebehindanumberofthehugelyambitiousprojects,someofwhichresultedinworkswhicharestillinusetoday. Thesonofanengineer,BrunelapprenticedwithhisfatheratanearlyageonthebuildingoftheThamesTunnel.Attheageofjusttwenty,hebecameengineerinchargeoftheproject.ThisimpressiveplantoboreundertheThamestwicesufferedtwomajordisasterswhentheriverbrokethroughintothetunnelwhenthesecondbreach(决口)occurredin1872,Brunelwasseriouslyinjuredduringrescueoperationandfurtherworkwashalted. Whilerecoveringfromhisinjuries,BrunelenteredadesigncompetitionforanewbridgeovertheAvonGorgenearClifton.TheoriginaljudgeofthecompetitionwasThomasTelford,aleadingcivilengineerofhisday,whorejectedallentriestothecompetitioninfavorofhisowndesign.Afterconsiderablescandal,asecondcontestwasheldandBrunel'sdesignwasaccepted.Forreasonsoffunding,however,exacerbated(加剧)bysocialunrestinBristol,theprojectwasabandonedin1843withonlythetowerscompleted.AfterBrunelsdeath,itwasdecidedtobeginworkonitagain,partlysothatthebridgecouldformafittingmemorialtothegreatengineer.Theentirestructurewasfinallycompletedin1864.Today,thewell-knownCliftonSuspensionBridgeisasymbolofBristol,justastheOperaHouseisofSydney.Originallyintendedonlyforhorse-drawntraffic,thebridgenowbearsoverfourmillionmotorvehiclesayear. 16.【题干】BrunelwasanimportantairplaneengineerinBritainduringtheIndustrialRevolution. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 17.【题干】Brunelwasinvolvedlessinrailwayconstructionthaninotherengineeringfields. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 18.【题干】Brunelworkedonlyonshipping,bridge-buildingandrailwayconstruction. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 19.【题干】Brunelworkwaslargelyignoredbyhiscolleagues. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 20.【题干】SomeprojectsBrunelcontributedtoarestillinusetoday. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 21.【题干】Brunelbecameanapprenticewithhisfatherwhenhewasveryyoung. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 22.【题干】TheThamesTunnelprojectwasmoredifficultthananypreviousprojectsundertakeninBritain. A.Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 参考答案： CCBBAAC 概括大意Geothermal(地热)Energy 1Sinceheatnaturallymovesfromhotterregionstocoolerones,theheatfromtheearth'scenterflowsoutwardstowardsthesurface.Inthisway,ittransferstothenextlayerofrock.Ifthetemperatureishighenough,someofthisrockmeltsandformsmagma(岩浆).Themagmaascendsinitsturntowardstheearth'ssurface.Itoftenremainswellbelowtheearth'ssurface,creatingvastareasofhotrock.Insuchregions,therearedeepcracks,whichallowrainwatertodescendunderground.Someoftheheatedrainwatertravelsbackuptotheearth'ssurfacewhereitwillappearasahotspring.However,ifthisascendinghotwaterreachesalayerofimpermeable(不可渗透的)rock,itremainstrapped,formingageothermalreservoir.Ifgeothermalreservoirsarecloseenoughtothesurface,theycanbereachedbydrillingwells.Hotwaterandsteamshootupthewellsnaturally,andcanbeusedtoproduceelectricityingeothermalpowerplants. 2.Afewgeothermalpowerplantsdependondry-stemreservoirswhichproducesteambutlittleornowater.Inthesecases,thesteamispipedupdirectlytoprovidethepowertospinaturbinegenerator.Thefirstgeothermalpowerplant,constructedatLardarelloinItaly,wasofthistype,andisstillproducingelectricitytoday. 3.Mostcurrentlyoperatinggeothermalpowerplantsareeitherflashsteamplantsorbinary(双重的)plants.Flashplantsproducemainlyhotwaterrangingintemperaturefrom300°to700°Fahrenheit.Thiswaterispassedthroughoneortwoseparatorswherereleasedfromthepressure