职称英语考试题库

This table is strong and durable．
A long-lasting 
B extensive
C far reaching 
D eternal

He paused, waiting for her to digest the information.
A withhold     B exchange        C understand          D contact

第5部分：补全短文（第46～50题，每题2分，共10分）
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。

第六部分：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。

The police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.
A choice
B idea
C decision
D reason

I think $7 a drink is a bit steep, don’t you?
A. tight
B. low
C. cheap
D. high

Every Dog Has His Say
Kimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say．Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve___(46)When the dog barks，she glances at a small electronic gadget(装置)．The following“human”translation appears on its screen：“Please take me with you”“I realized that’s how he was feeling．”says Fukuda
The gadget is called Bowlingual，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog-human translation machine in 2002．But 300，000 Japanese dog owners bought it．____(47)
“Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara．“We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could understand dogs?”
Bowlingual has two pars____(48) The translation is done in the gadget using a
database containing every kind of bark．
Based 011 animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire．___(49)In this way, the database scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．
When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow wow”． ___(50) It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed(嗅) at the visitor
The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120 It can store up to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．
A  A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to the gadget held by the owner．
B  Nobody really knows how a dog feels
C This translated as “Don’t come this way”
D  More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer~
E  Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows．
F  Each one of these emotions is then linked t0 a phrase like“Let’s play”。“Look at me”，or“Spend more time with me”

The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain.
A.question
B.problem
C.title
D.topic

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。

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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
A. fresh
B. hot
C. heavy
D. windy

The girl is gazing at herself in the mirror.
A staring 
B laughing
C shouting 
D smiling

It is obvious that he will win the game．
A likely 
B possible
C  clear 
D probable

Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden flame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman.
In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.
She led a simple, frugal existence, never spending on anything but her most basic needs. Her bank also advised her on investing her hard-earned savings.
When she retired, she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the opportunity to go to university. She had wanted to become a nurse, but had to leave school to look after ill relatives and work. When asked why she had given her life savings away, she replied, "I'm giving it away so that children won't have to work so hard, like I did." After news of her donation hit the media, over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund. One was given by media executive, Ted Turner, who reputedly gave a billion dollars.
She didn't want any fuss made over her gift, but the news got out and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people. Wherever she went, people would come up to her to say a few words or to just touch her. She met the ordinary and the famous, President Clinton included. In the last few years of her life, before she died of cancer, McCarty was given over 300 awards：she was honoured by the United Nations and received the Presidential Citizen's Medal. Despite having no real education, she found herself with two honorary doctorates：one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University. Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true selflessness does exist.
Oseola Marcaty
31. This woman shocked and inspired the world because ______.
A. she had managed to save so much money
B. she gave her money to African Americans
C. she gave her life savings to help others through university
D. she only spent money on cheap things
32. She managed to save so much money because ______.
A. she had ironed and washed clothes all her life
B. she had worked hard, saved hard and invested carefully
C. she had opened a good bank account
D. she knew how to make money
33. She gave her money away because ______.
A. she wanted to help the university
B. she wanted others to have the chance to become nurses
C. she wanted others to have the opportunity to escape a hard life
D. she want to be remembered after her death
34. When her generosity was made ______.
A. people donated billions
B. hundreds of students got scholarships
C. hundreds of people put money into the fund
D. she was sent to university
35. Marcarty’s generosity indicates clearly that
A. scholarship funds are popular in US
B. Kind-hearted people deserves doctorates
C. Selflessness exists in human society
D. Poor people can donate as much as rich people

The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west
A  extends 
B  stretches
C  broadens 
D  bends

第二篇
Walking Robot Carries a Person
The first walking robot capable of carrying a person unveiled on Friday in Tokyo， Japan. Its creators at Waseda University in Tokyo and the Japanese robotics company
Tmsuk hope their two-legged creation will one day enable wheel-chair users to climb up and down the stairs and assist the movement of heavy goods over uneven ground.
The battery-powered robot， code-named WL-16， is essentially an aluminium chair mounted on two sets of telescopic poles. The poles are bolted to flat plates which act as feet. WL-16 uses 12 actuators （传动装置） to move forwards， backwards and sideways while carrying an adult weighing up to 60 kilograms （130 pounds）。 The robot can adjust its body and walk smoothly even if the person it is carrying shifts in the chair. At present it can only step up or down a few millimeters， but the， team plans to make it capable of dealing with a normal flight of stairs.
I believe this bipedal （两足的） robot， which I prefer to call a two-legged walking chair rather than a wheel-chair， will eventually enable people to go up and down the stairs，“ said Atsuo Takanishi， from Waseda University.
“We have had strong robots for some time but usually they have been manipulators， they have not been geared to carrying people around，” says Ron Arkin， at the Georgia Institute of Technology and robotics consultant for Sony. “But I don’t know how safe and how user-friendly WL-16 is.”
Tmsuk chief executive Yoichi Takamoto argues that bipedal or multi-legged robots will be more useful than so-called “caterpillar （毛毛虫） models” for moving over uneven ground.
WL-16’s normal walking step measures 30 centimetres， but it can stretch its legs to 136 cm apart. The prototype （原型） is currently radio-controlled， but the research team plans to equip it with a stick-like controller for the user in future. Takanishi said it will take “at least two years” to develop the WL-16 prototype into a working model.
Smaller， ground-hugging （紧贴地面行走的） robots have been developed to pass across tricky ground. One maggot-like （像蛆一样的） device uses a magnetic fluid to pulse its way along， while another snake-like robot uses smart software to devise new movement strategies if the landscape affects any one part. One ball-shaped robot even uses a leap-and-bounce approach to travel over rough territory. But none of these are big or strong enough to carry a person too.
36 The robot presented to the public on Friday in Tokyo， Japan
A.surprised visitors from Waseda University.
B.can move up to 60 kilometres per hour.
C.can transport heavy goods over uneven ground
D.has two legs and is able to carry a person.
37 The researchers plan to make WL-16 capable of
A.moving up and down the stairs easily.
B.turning its head easily.
C.using a telescope to find the way.
D.carrying a person of over 60 kilograms.
38 What does Ron Arkin think of WL-16？
A.He doesn’t think it is useful.
B.He thinks it is only a manipulator.
C.He thinks it is user-friendly.
D.He is unsure of its safety.
39 Which of the following is true of WL-16？
A.It can only move forwards and backwards.
B.It is a caterpillar model.
C.It can walk with a step of up to 136 cm.
D.It is equipped with a stick-like controller.
40 Which type of robot is NOI mentioned in the last paragraph？
A.Maggot-like robots.
B.Snake-like robots.
C.Ball-shaped robots.
D.Chair-shaped robots.

The Tough Grass That Sweetens Our Lives
Sugar cane was once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local people for roofing their houses and fencing their gardens. gradually a different variety evolved which contained sucrose (蔗糖) and was chewed on for its sweet taste. Over time, sugar cane became a highly valuable commercial plant, grown throughout the world. ______(46)
Sugar became a vital ingredient in all kinds of things, from confectionery(糖果点心) to medicine, and, as the demand for sugar grew, the industry became larger de more profitable. ______(47) many crops withered(枯萎) and died, despite growers attempts to save them and there were fears that the health of the plant would continues to deteriorate.
In the 1960s, scientists working in Barbados looked for ways to make the commercial species stronger and more able to resist disease. They experimented with breeding programs, mixing genes from the wild species of sugar cane, which tends to be tougher, with genes from the more delicate, commercial type. ______(48) this sugar cane is not yet ready to be sold commercially, but when this happens, it is expected to be incredibly profitable for the industry.
_______(49) brazil, which produces one quarter of the world’ s sugar, has coordinated an international project under professor Paulo Arrudo of the Universidade Estaudual De Campinas in Sao Paulo. Teams of experts have worked with him to discover more about which parts of the genetic structure of the plant are important for the production of sugar and its overall health.
Despite all the research, however, we still do not fully understand how the genes in sugar cane. ______(50) this gene is particularly exciting because it makes the plant resistant to rust, a disease which probably originated in India, but is now capable of infecting sugar cane across the world. Scientists believe they will eventually be able to grow a plant which cannot be destroyed by rust.
A. The majority of the world’s sugar now comes from this particular commercial species.
B. Unfortunately, however, the plant started to become weaker and more prone to disease.
C. Eventually, a commercial plant was developed which was 5 percent sweeter than before, but also much stronger and less likely to die from disease.
D. Since the 1960s, scientists have been analyzing the mysteries of the sugar cane’s genetic code.
E. One major gene has been identified by Dr Angélique D’Hont and her team in Montpelier, France.
F. Sugar cane is now much more vigorous and the supply of sugar is therefore more guaranteed.

His shoes were shined to perfection.
A cleared
B washed
C mended
D polished