2014年度全国职称英语等级考试试卷理工类C级
**部分:词汇选项(第1—15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线, 请为每处画线部分确定1个意义*为接近的选项。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1.Take some spare clothes in case you get wet.
A. fineB. winter
C. outdoorD. extra
2.Afterwards there was just a feeling of letdown.
A. excitementB. anger
C. calmD. disappointment
3.The AIDS convention will be held in Glasgow.
A. conferenceB. party
C. celebrationD. union
4.The new service helped boost pretax profits by 10%.
A. returnB. realize
C. increaseD. double
5.Some comments are just inviting trouble.
A. asking forB. keeping out of
C. getting intoD. suffering from
6.His knowledge of French is fair.
A. very usefulB. very limited
C. quite goodD. rather special
7.The book raised a storm of controversy.
A. damageB. voice
C. doubtD. argument
8.My principal concern is to get the job done fast.
A. seriousB. main
C. deepD. particular
9.Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.
A. receivesB. deserves
C. acceptsD. prevents
10. He made a number of rude remarks about the food.
A. commentsB. signs
C. mannersD. noises
11. They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.
A. proveB. discover
C. considerD. imagine
12. His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
A. hopeB. jump
C. silenceD. life
13. The worst agonies of war were now beginning.
A. partsB. aspects
C. painsD. results
14. Im sure Ill be able to amuse myself for a few hours.
A. entertainB. treat
C. holdD. keep
15. Several windows had been smashed.
A. cleanedB. broken
C. replacedD. fixed
第二部分:阅读判断(第16—22题,每题1分,共7分)
阅读下面这篇短文,短文后列出7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息,请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请在答题卡上把B涂黑;如果该句的信息在文章中没有提及,请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
So Many “Earths”
The Milky Way(银河) contains billions of Earthsized planets that could support life. Thats the finding of a new study. It draws on data that came from NASAs top planethunting 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 Earths, but no more than twice that big. The planet also would have to orbit in a stars habitable zone. Thats 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 Earthsized world. These are ones that would take 200 to 400 days to complete a yearly orbit.
Four out of every 100 Sunlike stars doesnt sound like a big number. It would mean, however, that the Milky Way could host more than a billion Earthsized planets with a chance for life.
16. The Kepler space telescope has been in service for 15 years.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
17. The main task of the Kepler space telescope is to find out planets with similar conditions to Earths.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
18. The planet that could support life might be a little bit smaller than Earth.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
19. The Earth is planet orbiting in the Suns habitable zone.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
20. The new finding is based on a thorough study of 170,000 stars in the Milky Way.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
21. The estimate of the number of planets that could support life is not very accurate.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
22. This is the first research finding about the planets with a chance for life.
A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentioned
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第三部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23—30题,每题1分,共8分)
阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23—26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1、2、3、4段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27—30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Pathways to Research:Problem-solving
1.Pittsburghs many hills arent kind to bikers. Anyone hoping to pedal to work there has to contend with steep streets like Canton Avenue,which famously climbs at a nearly 40degree angle. As a result,some residents avoid biking altogether.
2.But University of Pittsburgh graduate Micah Toll, 23, and a few friends recently launched an invention that they hope to increase the citys pedal power: an electric bike called a Pulse PEVO. A superstrong battery powers the bicycle. Able to hit nearly 20 miles per hour without pedaling,it zips up the citys most daunting(令人却步的)hills. Toll hopes it will persuade people in Pittsburgh and elsewhere to get out of their cars and onto bikes.
3.It sounds like Toll has a knack(窍门) for fixing problems,thats because he does. In high school,he designed a new type of construction beam. It weights no more than a feather pillow but can be used to build sturdy(坚固的)homes for refugees fleeing war or natural disaster. For his work,Toll was invited to attend the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair(ISEF) twice in 2006 and 2007. The annual competition for young researchers is program of Society for Science & the Public(thats the parent organization of Science News for Kids). Toll says that when it comes to science,he keeps it simple:“You see a problem and say ‘How could I solve that? ”
4.Hes not the only to take that approach. Many young researchers get their start by trying to solve a problem or fulfill a need in their own communities. When students dedicate themselves to finding a solution that may benefit their community,“a passion is ignited(点燃)” says Wendy Hawkins,executive director of the Intel Foundation,which sponsors Intel ISEF. “Finding that passion and fostering it can be the key to many students future success,” she says.
23. Paragraph 1
24. Paragraph 2
25. Paragraph 3
26. Paragraph 4
A. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
B. The enthusiasm for solving problems
C. The young researchers passion
D. An invention increasing pedal power
E. Why people avoid biking in Pittsburgh
F. The cause of national disaster
27. A Pulse PEVO is powered with.
28. Toll hopes his Pulse PEVO will encourage people to .
29. A new construction beam invented by Toll weighs like.
30. Many young researchers are finding solutions to problems that may .
A. a nearly 40degree angle
B. get on bikes
C. a feather pillow
D. fix more problems
E. a superstrong battery
F. benefit their community
第四部分:阅读理解(第31—45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,每题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答后面的问题,从4个选项中选择1个*佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
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Approaches to Understanding Intelligences
It pays to be smart, but we are not all smart in the same way. You may be a talented musician, but you might not be a good reader. Each of us is different.
Psychologists disagree about what is intelligence and what are talents or personal abilities. Psychologists have