| 职称英语考试理工类每日一练（2015-10-29） |
| 第1题：There are only five minutes left, but the outcome of the match is still in doubt. A. result B. judgement C. estimation D. event |
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| 第2题：The worst agonies of the war were now beginning. A. pains B. parts C. aspects D. results |
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| 第3题：Benjamin Franklin was not the first to suggest the relationship between lightning and electricity, but his experiment with a kite was original. A define B confirm C examine D propose |
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| 第4、5、6、7、8、9、10题：Television Is Doing Irrearable Harm “Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?” How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it, Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events, We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the “goggle box”. We rush home or gulp down our meals to be in time for this or that programme. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do anything, providing it doesn't interfere with the programme. The monster demands absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silenced. Whole generation are growing up addicted to the telly. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost, The telly is a universal pacifier. It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living room and turning on the set. It doesn't mater that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or spectacles of sadism(性虐狂)and violence—so long as they are quiet. There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world, Every day, television consumes vast quantities of creative work, That is why most of the programmes are so bad：it is impossible to keep pace with the demand maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programme, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in pre-literate communities (有文字之前的时期 ). We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken work. Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with second-hand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchair watching others working. Little by little “television” cuts us off from the real world. We get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself, Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains, far away from civilization, In quiet natural surroundings we quickly discover how little we miss the hypnotic (催眠)tyranny of King Telly. 16 This article is about the disadvantages of television. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 17 We often go outside for our amusements now. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 18 We rush home to be in time for a programme. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 19 “The one-eyed monster”refers to the TV set. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 20 One harm of telly is to consume quantities of creative work. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 21 This article implies that all the TV sets in the world should be destroyed. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 22 Watching too much TV may not only results in the laziness but also the low ability to do things. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned |
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| 第11、12、13、14、15题： .Superconductor Ceramic (陶瓷) An underground revolution begins this winter. With the flip (轻击) of a switch,30,000homes in one part of Detroit will soon become the first in the country to receive electricitytransmitted by ice cold high performance cables. Other American cities are expected to followDetroit's example in the years ahead, which could conserve enormous amounts of power. The new electrical cables at the Frisbie power station in Detroit are revolutionary becausethey are made of superconductors. A superconductor is a material that transmits electricity withlittle or no resistance. Resistance is the degree to which a substance resists electric current. Allcommon electrical conductors have a certain amount of electrical resistance. They convert atleast some of the electrical energy passing through them into waste heat. Superconductors don't.No one understands how superconductivity works. It just does. Making superconductors isn't easy. A superconductor material has to be cooled to an extremely low temperature to lose its resistance. The first superconductors, made more than 50years ago, had to be cooled to -263 degrees Celsius before they lost their resistance. Newersuperconducting materials lose their resistance at -143 degrees Celsius. The superconductors cable installed at the Frisbie station is made of a ceramic material thatcontains copper, oxygen, bismuth (铋), strontium (锶), and calcium (钙). A ceramic is ahard, strong compound made from clay or minerals. The superconducting ceramic has beenfashioned into a tape that is wrapped lengthwise around a long tube filled with liquid nitrogen.Liquid nitrogen is super cold and lowers the temperature of the ceramic tape to the point where itconveys electricity with zero resistance. The United States loses an enormous amount of electricity each year to resistance. Becausecooled supercondUutors have no resistance, they waste much less power, other cities arewatching the Frisbie experiment in the hope that they might switch to superconducting cable andconserve power, too. What is the benefit of the revolution mentioned in the first paragraph? A.With a flip of swish, electricity can be transmitted. B.Other American cities can benefit from the high-performance cables. C.Great amounts of power can be conserved. D.Detroit will first receive electricity transmitted by the new electrical cables 37、 Compared to common electrical conductors, superconductors__________ A.have little or no electrical resistance B.Can be used for along time C.are not energy-efficient D.can be made easily 38、 At what temperature does the superconducting ceramic lose its resistance__________? A.-143 degree Celsius. B.-263 degree Celsius. C.As long as it is ice-cold. D.Absolute zero. 39、 What element enables the ceramic tape to lower its temperature__________? A.Copper. B.Liquid nitrogen. C.Clay. D.Calcium. 40、 According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT true__________? A.Other cities hope they Can also conserve power. B.Other cities hope they Can use superconducting cables soon. C.Superconductors waste less power because of their low resistance. D.The Fribie experiment is not successful. |
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| 第16题：The Texas Opera Theater was established as a subsidiary of the Houston Grand Opera in order to give young singers performing their experience. A hall B rival C patron D branch |
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| 第17、18、19、20、21、22、23题： Using HIV Virus to Cure Cancer Scientists are planning to use human immunodeficiency(免疫缺陷)virus(HIV), one of mankind’s most feared viruses, as a carrier of genes which can fight cancer and a range of diseases that cannot be cured. The experts say HIV has an almost perfect ability to avoid the body’s immune(免疫的)defenses, making it ideal for carrying replacement genes into patients’ bodies, according to the Observer. A team at the California-based Salk Institute, one of the world’s leading research centers on biological sciences, has created a special new breed of HIV and has started negotiations with the U>S> Food and Drug Administration(FDA)to begin clinical gene therapy(治疗) trials this year. The first trials are expected to involve patients suffering from cancers that cannot be cured by surgery although project leader Professor Inder Verma said the HIV technique would have” far wider applications”. The plan remains very likely to cause controversy since it involves making use of a virus which has caused more than 22 million deaths around the world in the past two decades. Verma said that the idea of using HIV for a beneficial purpose was “shocking” but the fierce nature of HIV had disappeared by having all six of the potentially deadly genes removed. Illnesses such as various cancers are caused when a gene in a patient’s body fails to work properly. In the past two years, breakthroughs in genetics(遗传学)have led gene therapy scientists to try and replace the genes that do not function normally. Unfortunately, the body’s immune defenses have been known to attack the modified genes and make them lose their effects before they can start their task and progress in the field has been held up by the lack of a suitable carrier. The HIV virus has the ability to escape from, and then destroy, the immune defense cells designed to protect our bodies and this makes it attractive to scientists as a way of secretly conveying replacement genes into patients’ bodies. 16FDA has approved the plan of using HIV to cure cancer in humans. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 2 The idea of using HIV for a beneficial purpose has been widely accepted. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 3HIV can be safely used to cure cancer only if the deadly genes have been removed. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 4 The HIV virus is an excellent warrior to fight the body’s immune cells. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 5 Other countries are also expected to begin clinical gene therapy trials soon. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 6 It is the lack of money that has held up the progress in using replacement genes to cure cancer. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 7 The HIV virus has caused more deaths in developed countries. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned |
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| 第24题：We explored the possibility of expansion at the conference. A.offered B.accepted C.included D.investigated |
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| 第25题： Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth． A．attract B．spend C．encourage D．require |
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| 第26题： A small number of Firms have stopped trading A hotels B shops C restaurants D companies |
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