| 职称英语考试理工类每日一练（2015-12-16） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题： Every Dog Has Its Say Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，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．”said 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 parts．____(48)The translation is done in the gadget using a database(资料库)containing every kind of bark． Based on 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”This translated as ‘Don’t come this way”____(50) 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 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 It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the visitor 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 to a phrase like“Let’s play”，“Look at me”，or “Spend more time with me” |
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| 第6题：In thelatter case the outcome can be serious indeed. A.result B.judgment C.decision D.event |
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| 第7题：They didn't realize how serious the problem was. A. know B. forget C. doubt D. remember |
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| 第8题： The two girls look alike． A．beautiful B．similar C．pretty D．attractive |
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| 第9题： That player is eternally arguing with the referee A desperately C eventually B constantly D extensively |
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| 第10、11、12、13、14题： Forecasting Methods There are several different methods that can be used to create a forecast. The method a forecaster chooses depends upon the experience of the forecaster, the amount of information available to the forecaster, the level of difficulty that the forecast situation presents, and the degree of accuracy or confidence needed in the forecast. The first of these methods is the persistence method; the simplest way of producing a forecast. The persistence method assumes that the conditions at the time of the forecast will not change, For example, if it is sunny and 87 degree today, the persistence method predicts that it will be Sunny and 87 degree tomorrow. If two inches of rain fell today the persistence method would predict two inches of rain for tomorrow. However, if weather conditions change significantly from day to day, the persistence method usually breaks down and is not the best forecasting method to use. The trends method involves determining the speed and direction of movement for fronts, high and low pressure centers, and areas of clouds and precipitation(降水量). Using this information, the forecaster can predict where he or she expects those features to be at some future time. For example, if a storm system is 1000 miles west of your location and moving to the east at 250 miles per day, using the trends method you would predict it to arrive in your area in 4 days, The trends method works well when systems continue to move at the same speed in the same direction for a long period of time. If they slow down, speed up, change intensity, or change direction, the trends forecast will probably not work as well. The climatology(气候学) method is another simple way of producing a forecast. This method involves averaging weather statistics accumulated over many years to make the forecast. For example, if you were using the climatologic method to predict the weather for New York City on July 4th, you would go through all the weather data that has been recorded for every July 4th and take an average. The climatologic method only works well when the weather pattern is similar to that expected for the chosen time of year. If the pattern is quite unusual for the given time of year, the climatologic method will often fail. The analog method is a slightly more complicated method of producing a forecast. It involves examining today’s forecast scenario(模式) and remembering a day in the past when the weather scenario looked very similar (an analog) The forecaster would predict that the weather in this forecast will behave the same as it did in the past, the analog method is difficult to use because it is virtually impossible to find a predict analog. Various weather features rarely align themselves in the same locations they were in the previous time. Even small differences between the current time and the analog can lead to very different results. 31 Which of the following factors is not mentioned in choosing a forecasting method? A. Necessary amount of information. B. Degree of difficulty involved in forecasting. C. Practical knowledge of the forecaster. D. Creativity of the forecaster. 32 The persistence method fails to work well when_____. A. it is rainy B. it is sunny C. weather conditions stay stable D. weather conditions change greatly 33 The trends method works well when_____. A. weather conditions are constant for a long period of time B. weather conditions are defined well enough C. prediction on precipitation are accurate D. the speed and direction of movement are predicable 34 The analog method should not be used in making a weather forecast when_____. A. the analog looks complicated B. the current weather scenario is different from the analog C. the analog is more than 10 years old D. the current weather scenario is exactly the same as the analog 35 Historical weather data are necessary in_____. A. the persistence method and the trends method B. the trends method and the climatology method C. the climatology method and the analog method D. the persistence method and the analog method |
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| 第15题： It seems incredible that he had been there a week already. A. unbelievable B. right C. obvious D. unclear |
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| 第16题： It is very difficult for a child to adhere to rules. A remember B follow C understand D learn |
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| 第17题：The big lake was contaminated with waste waters from nearby factories. A.widened B.blackened C.polluted D.mixed |
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| 第18、19、20、21、22、23、24、25题： Air Transportation Airplanes are used to carry passengers, cargoand mail. Air transport companies operate scheduled airlines and non-scheduledservices over local, regional, national, and international routes. The aircraftoperated by these companies range from small single-engine planes to largemultiengine jet transports. The first air passenger services began in 1910,when dirigibles began operation between several German cities. The firstscheduled airplane service to carry passengers began in the U.S in 1914.Several experimental airmail flights took place in India, Europe, and theUnited States before World War I, but air transport service did not become atrue business until after the war. During World War Two, intercontinental airtransport became firmly established. After the war the new long-distancetransports with advanced facilities were increasingly able to avoid storms andstrong wind and make flights more economical and consistent. A new generationof "jumbo-jet" transports began operations in 1970, and thesupersonic transport entered passenger service in 1976. During the 1970s the number of domesticpassengers on U.S airlines increased about 78%, and during the 1980s the figurewas up about 58%. In 1990 there were 41.8 million international passengers, thefigure was a 75% increase over 1980. The total cargo flown by U.S airlinesalmost doubled during the 1980s, from 5.7 billion to 10.6 billion ton-miles in1990. Major airports provide a wide range offacilities for the convenience of millions of travelers. These range from suchbasic services as ticket-sales counters and restaurants to luxury hotels,shopping centers and play areas for children. International airports must alsohave customs areas and currency-exchange counters and so on. EXERCISE: 1. Paragraph 2 _____. 2. Paragraph 3 _____. 3. Paragraph 4 _____. 4. Paragraph 5 _____. A Airport services B Training of pilots C Beginning period D Rapid growth in the U.S. E Development F Competition 5. Air transport companies use different plans____. 6. The United States was the country where____. 7. The forty years from the 1930s to the 1970swas an important period ___. 8. Nowadays airports provide all kinds ofservices ____. A in the development of air transportation B the earliest passenger flights weresuccessfully operated C to make travel easy and pleasant for thepassengers D to provide different services E the shortage of qualified pilots F traveling by air was very cheap |
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