| 职称英语考试理工类每日一练（2015-11-13） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题： 第二篇 New Foods and the New World In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the coca tree (可可树)by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine(饥荒)” of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arab during the 1400’s. According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a person name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with. 36. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? A. Food B. Clothing C. Ideology. D. Language. 37. “Some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to A. some cocoa trees. B. some chocolate drinks. C. some shops. D. some south american indians. 38. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else. B. they were forced to leave their homeland and move to america. C. the weather conditions in ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes. D. the potato harvest was bad. 39. Which country is the largest coffee producer? A. Brazil. B. Colombia. C. Ethiopia. D. Egypt. 40. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage? A. One third of the world’s population drinks coffee. B. Coffee is native to Colombia. C. Coffee can keep one awake. D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs. |
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| 第6、7、8、9、10题： Female Bullfighting It was a unique, eye-catching sight: an attractive woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit, sword in hand, facing the sharp horns of a black, 500-kilogram beast. Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain_____(46) The first woman fighter, Cristina Sanchez, quit in 1999 because of male discrimination (歧视), But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male field_____(47) Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions. _____(48) "The bull does not ask for your identity card," she said in an interview a few years ago. She insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness. Vega became a matador (斗牛士) in 1997 in the southwestern city of Caceres. _____(49) She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and performed her first major bullfight at age 14. She has faced as much opposition as Sanchez did. And the "difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter," her brother Jorge says. The 1.68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make her any less of a woman._____(50) A．Her father was an aspiring (有雄心壮志的) bullfighter. B．But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have what it takes to perform the country's "national show". C．"I'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it," she once said D．She looks like a male bullfighter E．But recently, 29-year-old Marl Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals F．She intends to become even better than Sanchez was. |
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| 第11题： One's economic condition often affects his or her way of life． A determines B shows C influences D confines |
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| 第12题：The majority of people around here are decent. A. real B. honest C. normal D. wealthy |
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| 第13题： You didn't adhere to these principles. A follow B order C prove D handle |
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| 第14题： She read a poem which depicts the splendor of the sunset. A.declares B.asserts C.describes D.announces |
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| 第15、16、17、18、19题： 第三篇 Renewable Energy Sources Today petroleum（石油）provides around 40% of the world's energy needs,mostly fuelling automobiles.Coal is still used,mostly in power stations,to cover one-quarter of our energy needs,but it is the least efficient,unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel（矿物燃料）.Natural gas reserves could fill some of the gap from oil,but reserves of that will not last into the 22nd century either.Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years.Less-polluting renewable energy sources offer a more practical long-term energy solution."Renewable"refers to the fact that these resources are not used faster than they can be replaced. Hydroelectric（水力发电的）power is now the most common form of renewable energy,supplying around 20% of world electricity.China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest ever.At five times the size of the US's Hoover Dam,its 26 turbines（涡轮机）will generate the equivalent energy of 18 coal-fired power stations.It will satisfy 3% of China's entire electricity demand. In 2003,the first commercial power station to use tidal（潮汐的）currents in the open sea opened in Norway.It is designed like windmill（风车）,but others take the form of turbines. As prices fall,wind power has become the fastest growing type of electricity generation-quadrupling（翻两番）worldwide between 1999 and 2005.Modern wind farms consist of turbines that generate electricity.Though it will be more expensive,there is more than enough wind to provide the world's entire energy needs.Wind farms come in onshore and offshore forms.They can often end up at spots of natural beauty,and are often unpopular with residents.And turbines are not totally harmless-they can interfere with radar,alter climate and kill sea birds.Scotland is building Europe's largest wind farm,which will power 200,000 homes.The UK's goal is to generate one-fifth of power from renewable sources,mainly wind,by 2020.But this may cause problems,because wind is unreliable. 41.According to the passage,which of the following is the most polluting energy resource? A.Petroleum. B.Coal. C.Natural gas D.Water. 42.China's Three Gorges Dam A.is the first hydroelectric dam in the world. B.is of the same size as the US's Hoover Dam. C.can generate around 3% of world electricity. D.is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. 43.Which country took the lead in making use of tidal currents to produce power in 2003? A.The UK. B.China. C.Norway. D.The US. 44.One of the problems with wind farms is that A.there is not enough wind. B.wind is not reliable. C.they can only be built on the sea. D.they might influence the world economy. 45.According to the passage,resources like wind are A.renewable. B.recyclable. C.damaging. D.scarce. |
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| 第20题： The high-speed trains can have a major impact on our lives. A. effort B. problem C. influence D.concern |
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| 第21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29、30、31、32、33、34、35题：Singing Alarms Could Save the Blind If you cannot see, you may not be able to find your way out of a burning building —and that could be fatal. A company in Leeds could change all that 51 directional sound alarms capable of guiding you to the exit. Sound Alert, a company 52 the University of Leeds, is installing the alarms in a residential home for 53 people in Sommerset and a resource centre for the blind in Cumbria. 54 produce a wide range of frequencies that enable the brain to determine where the 55 is coming from. Deborah Withington of Sound Alert says that the alarms use most of the frequencies that can be 56 by humans. “It is a burst of white noise 57 people say sounds like static on the radio,” she says.“Its life-saving potential is great. ”She conducted an experiment in which people were filmed by thermal-imaging cameras trying to find their way out of a large 58 room. It 59 them nearly four minutes to find the door 60 a sound alarm, but only 15 seconds with one. Withington studies how the brain 61 sounds at the university. She says that the 62 of a wide band of frequencies can be pinpointed more easily than the source of a narrow band. Alarms 63 the same concept have already been installed on emergency vehicles. The alarms will also include rising or falling frequencies to indicate whether people should go up 64 down stairs. They were 65 with the aid of a large grant from British Nuclear Fuels. 51 A without B with C having D selling 52 A run by B changed by C decorated by D criticized by 53 A slow B deaf C blind D lame 54 A Alarms B Alarm C The alarm D The alarms 55 A noise B sound C music D bell 56 A watched B produced C learnt D heard 57 A where B what C that D how 58 A smoked B smoke-filled C filled with smoke D smoke-filling 59 A has taken B takes C took D will take 60 A on B near C without D from 61 A processes B produces C possesses D proceeds 62 A feature B quality C diagram D source 63 A basis on B base on C basing on D based on 64 A or B and C but D otherwise 65 A developed B determined C discovered D delivered |
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| 第36题： He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his social skills and conduct. A style B behavior C mode D attitude |
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