| 职称英语考试理工类模拟试题（2015-11-3） |
| 第1题：I enjoyed the play it had a clever plot and funny dialogues. A.long B.boring C.original D.humorous |
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| 第2、3、4、5、6题： To Have and Have Not It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon.The road crew were playing a game with dollar notes.Folding them into small planes to see whose would fly the furthest.1 Having nothing better to do,I joined in and won five,and then took the opportunity to escape with my profit.Despite the evil-looking clouds,I had to get out for a while.I headed for a shop on the other side of the street.Unlike the others,it didn't have a sign shouting its name and business,and instead of the usual impersonal modern lighting,there was an appealing glow inside.Strangely nothing was displayed in the window.Not put off by this,I went inside. It took my breath away.I didn't know where to look,where to start.On one wall there hung three hand-stitched American quilts that were in such wonderful condition they might have been newly-made.I came across tin toys and antique furniture,and on the wall in front of me,a 1957 Stratocaster guitar ,also in excellent condition.A card pushed between the strings said $50.I ran my hand along a long shelf of records,reading their titles.And there was more…… "Can I help you？" She startled me.I hadn't even seen the woman behind the counter come in.The way she looked at me,so directly and with such power.It was a look of such intensity that for a moment I felt as if I were wrapped in some kind of magnetic or electrical field.I found it hard to take and almost turned away.But though it was uncomfortable.I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me,and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger,nor strange,to her. Besides amusement her expression showed sympathy.It was impossible to tell her age；she reminded me faintly of my grandmother because,although her eyes were friendly,I could see that she was not a woman to fall out with.I spoke at last.'I was just looking really,' I said,though secretly wondering how much of the stuff I could cram into the bus. The woman turned away and went at once towards a back room,indicating that I should follow her.But it in no way lived up to the first room.The light made me feel peculiar,too.It came from an oil lamp that was hung from the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything.There were no rare electric guitars,no old necklaces,no hand-painted boxes with delicate flowers.It was also obvious that it must have taken years,decades,to collect so much rubbish,so many old documents arid papers. I noticed some old books,whose gold lettering had faded,making their titles impossible to read.'They look interesting,' I said,with some hesitation.'To be able to understand that kind of writing you must first have had a similar experience,' she said clearly.She noted the confused look on my face,but didn't add anything. She reached up for a small book which she handed to me.'This is the best book I can give you at the moment,' she laughed."If you use it." I opened the book to find it full.or rather empty,with blank white pages,but paid her the few dollars she asked for it,becoming embarrassed when I realised the notes were still folded into little paper planes.I put the book in my pocket,thanked her and left. 词汇： impersonal /im'p？：s？n？l/ adj. 客观的；非个人的；没有人情味的；[语] 非人称的 n.[语]非人称动词；不具人格的事物 antique /？n'ti：k/ adj. 古老的,年代久远的 n. 古董,古玩 startle /'stɑ：tl/ vt. vi. 使吓一跳,使惊奇 n.惊愕,惊恐 arid / '？rid/ adj. 干旱的,枯萎的。毫无生气的 magnetic /m？g'netik/ adj. 有吸引力的,磁极的 注释： 1. The road crew were playing a game with dollar notes. Folding them into small planes to see whose would for the furthest. 巡回乐团道具管理组的成员在用美元玩儿游戏,把纸币折成纸飞机的形状然后看谁飞得最远。 2. I was fascinated by the experience of her looking straight into me, and by the feeling that I was neither a stranger , nor strange, to her. 我还是觉得那种被直视的感觉很美妙,那种感觉是我既不是陌生人而且对她来说并不陌生。 3. The light made me feel peculiar, too. It came from an oil lamp that was hung the centre of the ceiling and created huge shadows over everything. 房间的灯光也让我感觉和特别,灯光来自天花板上的油灯,使一切都笼罩在巨大的阴影之下。 练习： 1.Why did the writer want to leave the hotel？ A.To enjoy the good weather. B.To have a change of scene. C.To spend all his winnings. D.To get away from the crew. 2.What attracted the writer to the shop？ A.The lack of a sign or name. B.The fact that it was nearby. C.The empty window display. D.The light coming from inside. 3.The writer found the stock in the front of the shop__________. A.of top quality B.of good value C.difficult to get at D.badly displayed 4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him？ A.It made him feel self-conscious. B.She was happy to stare at him. C.She seemed to know him well. D.It made him want to look away. 5.The writer disliked the back room because__________. A.there was hardly anything in it B.she had ordered him to go there C.he saw nothing he really liked D.it was too dark to look around |
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| 第7题：Sometimes it is advisable to book hotels in advance. A possible B profitable C wise D easy |
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| 第8题： Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous. A. slightly B. partly C. faintly D. completely |
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| 第9题： Can you follow the plot? A change B investigate C write D understand |
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| 第10题： Rock climbing is hazardous A．interesting B．dangerous C．attractive D．useful |
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| 第11题： He's spent years cultivating a knowledge of art． A．sharing B．using C．denying D．developing |
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| 第12、13、14、15、16、17、18题： Earthquake How does an earthquake start? What makes an earthquake happen? The rock of the earth's crust (地壳) may have a fault', a kind of break in the surface. The blocks which make up the earth move, and sometimes this may cause the sides of the fault to move up and down or lengthways (纵向地) against each other. When one piece of rock starts to rub on another with great force, a lot of energy is used. This energy is changed into vibrations (振动) and it is these vibrations that we reef as an earthquake. The vibrations can travel thousands of kilometers and so an earthquake in Turkey may be felt in Greece. What to do during an earthquake? At school As soon as the earthquake starts, students should get under the desks immediately and wait until the teacher tells them it is safe to come out. The teacher should, at the same time, go immediately to the teacher's desk, get underneath (在……下面) it and stay there till the danger is over. Students must not argue with the teacher or question instructions. As soon as the tremors (震动) stop, all students should walk towards the exit and go straight to the school playground or any open space such as a square or a park. They must wait there until the teacher tells them it is safe to go.职称英语 At home If you are at home when the earthquake occurs, get immediately under the table in the living room or kitchen. Choose the biggest and strongest table you can find. You must not go anywhere near the window and don't go out onto the balcony (阳台). Once the tremors have stopped, you can come out from under the table but you must leave the building straight away. You should walk down the stairs and should not use the lift - there may be a power cut as a result of the earthquake and you could find yourself trapped inside the lift for hours. In the street If you are in the street when the earthquake takes place, do not stand near buildings, fences or walls -- move away as quickly as possible arid try to find a large open space to wait in. Standing under trees could also be dangerous. 16 People knew long ago how an earthquake starts A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 17 Thousands of people were killed during an earthquake in Turkey. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 18 As soon as an earthquake occurs, students should leave the building A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 19 Students should go to the school playground or an open space once the tremors stop. A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 20 If you are at home when an earthquake occurs, stand near a big table A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 21 The best way to leave the building during an earthquake is to get into a lift A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned 22 If you are in the street when an earthquake occurs, stay in a large open space A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned |
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| 第19、20、21、22、23题： Some People Do Not Taste Salt Like Others Low-salt foods may be harder for some people to like than others, according to a study by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences food scientist. The research indicates that genetic factors influence some of the difference in the levels of salt we like to eat. Those conclusions are important because recent, well-publicized (大力宣传的) efforts to reduce the salt content in food have left many people struggling to accept fare that simply does not taste as good to them as it does to others, pointed out John Hayes, lead investigator on the study. Diets high in salt can increase the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. That is why public health experts and food companies are working together on ways to help consumers lower salt intake through foods that are enjoyable to eat. This study increases understanding of salt preference and consumption. The research involved 87 carefully screened participants who sampled salty foods such as soup and chips, on multiple occasions, spread out over weeks. Test subjects were 45 men and 42 women, reportedly healthy, ranging in age from 20 to 40 years. The sample was composed of individuals who were not actively modifying their dietary intake and did not smoke cigarettes. They rated the intensity of taste on a commonly used scientific scale, ranging from barely detectable to strongest sensation of any kind. "Most of us like the taste of salt. However, some individuals eat more salt, both because they like the taste of saltiness more, and because it is needed to block other unpleasant tastes in food," said Hayes. "Super tasters, people who experience tastes more tensely, consume more salt than nontasters do. Snack foods have saltiness as their primary flavor, and at least for these foods, more is better, so the super tasters seem to like them more. " However, supertasters also need higher levels of salt to block unpleasant bitter tastes in foods such as cheese, Hayes noted. "For example, cheese is a wonderful blend of dairy flavors from fermented (发酵的), milk, but also bitter tastes from ripening that are blocked by salt," he said. "A supertaster finds low-salt cheese unpleasant because the bitterness is too pronounced. Hayes cited research done more than 75 years ago by a chemist named Fox and a geneticist named Blakeslee, showing that individuals differ in their ability to taste certain chemicals. As a result, Hayes explained, we know that a wide range in taste acuity exists, and this variation is as normal as variations in eye and hair color. 36 John Hayes pointed out that __________. A、 food with less salt tastes better. B、 many people never eat low-salt food. C 、many people make efforts to accept low-salt food. D、 it is good to health to eat food without salt. 37、 The fourth paragraph briefly describes ______? A、 why the number of subjects was limited to 87. B、 why more male subjects were chosen than female ones. C、 how salty foods were made and distributed to the subjects in the research. D、 how the subjects were selected and what they were asked to do. 38、 It is true that ________. A、 nontasters like to share salty cheese with super tasters. B、 super tasters like the taste of saltiness to block sweet tastes in food. C、 nontasters consume more salt because they like intense tastes. D、 super tasters like snack foods more as they contain higher levels of saltiness. 39、 Super tasters prefer high-salt cheese because ________. A、 it is good to health. B、 it tastes less bitter. C、 it is rich in nutrition. D、 it has intense bitter tastes. 40、 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that taste acuity is ________. A 、genetically determined. B、 identified with certain chemicals. C、 developed over time after birth. D、 related to one's eye and hair color. |
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| 第24题：Do we have to wear these name tags? A.lists B.forms C.lables D.codes |
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| 第25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26、27、28、29、30题： 第三篇 “Salty” Rice Plant Boosts Harvests British scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil containing salt water. Their work may enable abandoned farms to become productive once more. Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex University’s School of Biological Sciences, have spent several years researching how crops, such as rice, could be made to grow in water that has become salty. The pair have recently begun a three-year programme, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to establish which genes enable some plants to survive salty conditions. The aim is to breed this capability into crops, starting with rice. It is estimated that each year more than 100 hectares (公顷) of agricultural land are lost because salt gets into the soil and stunts (妨碍生长)plants. The problem is caused by several factors. In the tropics, mangroves (红树林) that create swamps (沼泽) and traditionally formed barriers to sea water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean, a series of droughts have caused the water table to drop, allowing sea water to seep (渗透) in. in Latin America, irrigation often causes problems when water is evaporated (蒸发) by the heat, leaving salt deposits behind. Excess salt then enters the plants and prevents them functioning normally. Heavy concentrations of minerals in the plants stop them drawing up the water they need to survive. To overcome these problems, Flowers and Yeo decided to breed rice plants that take in very little salt and store what they do absorb in cells that do not affect the plants’ growth. They have started to breed these characteristics into a new rice crop, but it will take about eight harvests before the resulting seeds are ready to be considered for commercial use. Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known, Flowers and Yeo will try to breed the appropriate genes into all manners of crops and plants. Land that has been abandoned to nature will then be able to bloom again, providing much needed food in the poorer countries of the world. 41 Which of the following statements about Flowers and Yeo is true? A They are students at Sussex University. B They are rice breeders. C They are husband and wife D They are colleagues at an institution of higher learning. 42 Flowers and Yeo have started a programme A to find ways to prevent water pollution. B to identify genes that promote growth in salty soil. C to breed rice plants that taste salty. D to find ways to remove excessive salt from soil. 43 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of the problem discussed in the passage? A Natural barriers to sea water have been destroyed. B The water table has gone down after droughts. C Sea level has been continuously rising. D Evaporation of water leaves salt behind. 44 The word “affect” in Paragraph 6 could be best replaced by A “influence” B “effect” C “stop” D “present” 45 The attitude of the author towards the research project is A positive B negative. C suspicious D indifferent. |
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| 第31、32、33、34、35、36、37题：So Many 'Earths' The Milky Way (银河) contains billions of Earth-sized planets that could support life that’s the finding of a new study. It draws on date that came from NASA’s top planet-hunting telescope. A mechanical failure recently put that Kepler space telescope out of service. Kepler had played a big role in creating a census of planets orbiting some 170,000 stars. Its data have been helping astronomers predict how common planets are in our galaxy. The telescope focused on hunting planets that might have conditions similar to those on Earth. The authors of a study,published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of sciences,conclude that between 14 and 30 out of every 100 stars, with a mass and temperature similar to the Sun, may host a planet that could support life as we know it. Such a planet would have a diameter at least as large as Earth’s, but no more than twice that big . The planet also would have to orbit in a star’s habitable zone. That’s where the surface temperature would allow any water to exist as a liquid. The new estimate of how many planets might fit these conditions comes from studying more than 42,000 stars and identifying suitable worlds orbiting them. The scientists used those numbers to extrapolate (推算) to the rest of the stars that the telescope could not see . The estimate is rough, the authors admit. If applied to the solar system, it would define as habitable a zone starting as close to the Sun as Venus and running to as far away as Mars. Neither planet is Earthlike (although either might have been in the distant past). Using tighter limits, the researchers estimate that between 4 and 8 out of every 100 Sunlike stars could host an Earth-sized world. These are ones that would take 200 to 400 days to complete a yearly orbit. Four out of every 100 sunlike stars doesn’t sound like a big number. It would mean, however, that the Milky Way could host more than a billion Earth-sized planets with a change for life. 16. The Kepler space telescope has been in service for 15 years. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 17. The main task of the Kepler space telescope is to find out planets with similar conditions to Earth’s. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 18. The planet that could support life might be a little bit smaller than Earth. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 19. The Earth is planet orbiting in the Sun’s habitable zone. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 20. The new finding is based on a thorough study of 170,000 stars in the Milky Way. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 21. The estimate of the number of planets that could support life is not very accurate. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 22. This is the first research finding about the planets with a chance for life. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned |
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| 第38题： We are happy to report that business is booming this year． A．risky B．successful C．failing D．open |
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| 第39题：His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her. A hope B jump C silence D life |
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| 第40题：Our lives are intimately bound up with theirs. A.tensely B.nearly C.carefully D.closely |
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| 第41题： His long-term goal is to set up his own business. A. idea B. energy C. aim D. Order |
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| 第42题： Would you please call my husband as soon as possible? A phone B visit C consult D invite |
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| 第43、44、45、46、47题： Rising Tuition in the US Every Spring, US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.They consider faculty salaries，utility costs for dormitories，new building needs and repairs to old ones.They run the numbers and conclude-it seems, inevitably-that，yet again，the cost of tuition must go up. According to the US's College Board，the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between l993 and 2004. (46)In 2005 and 2006，the numbers continued to rise. According to university officials, college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks. "Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year," said the university's president，Dr BIII Brown."Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the university's operating costs."Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's. (47) Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the school's board of trustees(董事). (48)This board oversees(监管) all of a state's public institutions. John Durham.assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU)，explains that state law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education. (49)State residents attending ECU pay about US$10,000 for tuition，room and board before financial aid. Amid the news about continued increases in college costs，however，there is some good news.Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university.To receive financial aid，US students complete a formal application with the federal government.The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible(有资格的)for grants or loans. (50) A The application is then sent to the student's university, where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much. B At public universities，however, tuition increases must also be approved by a State education committee, sometimes called the board of governors. C The school currently charges US$23,410 a year for tuition. D Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food. E That's more than double the rate of inflation. F The state government covers the rest. |
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| 第48题：We are certain that he will get over his illness. A．sure B．happy C．surprised D．excited |
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