职称英语考试

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When itcomes to translating basic research into industrial success.few nations canmatch Germany.Since the 1940s.the nation's vast industrial base has been fedwith a constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science.And thoughGerman prosperity（繁荣）has faltered（衰退） over the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east andwest as well as the global economic decline，it stillhas an enviable（令人羡慕的）record for turning ideas intoprofit.

Muchof the reason for that success is the Fraunhofer Society，a network of research institutes that exists solely to solveindustrial problems and create sought.after technologies.But today theFraunhofer institutes have competition.Universities are taking an ever largerrole in technology transfer，and technology parks arespringing up all over.These efforts are being complemented by the federalprogrammes for pumping money into start-up companies.

Sucha strategy may sound like a recipe for economic success.but it is not withoutits critics. These people worry that favouring applied research will meanneglecting basic science， eventually starving industryof flesh ideas.If every scientist starts thinking like an entrepreneur （企业家），the argument goes，then the traditionalprinciples of university research being curiosity.driven，flee and widely available will Suffer.Others claim that many of theprogrammes to promote technology transfer are a waste of money because half thesmall businesses that are promoted are bound to go bankrupt within a few years.

Ⅵmilethis debate continues.new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germany's researchnetworks，which bear famous names such as Helmholtz，Max Planck and Leibniz.Yet it is the fourth network，the Fraunhofer Society，that plays thegreatest role in technology transfer.

Foundedin 1949，the Fraunhofer Society is now Europe's largestorganization for applied technology， and has 59institutes employing 1 2，000 people.It continues togrow.Last year， it Swallowed up the Heinrich HertzInstitute for Communication Technology in Berlin.Today， there are even Fraunhofers in the US and Asia.

31What factor can be attributed to German prosperity？

ATechnology transfer. B Good management C Hard work. D Fierce competition

32Which of the following is NOT true of traditional university research？

AIt is free. B It is profit-driven. C It is widely available. D It iscuriosity-driven.

33The Fraunhofer Society is the largest organization for applied technology in

AAsia. B USA. C Europe. D Africa.

34When was the Fraunhofer Society founded？

AIn 1940. B Last year. C After the unification. D In 1949.

35The word "expertise'' in line 3 could be best replaced by