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1、2013年職稱英語(yǔ)考試真題-理工類C級(jí)閱讀判斷第2部分：閱讀判斷(第1622題，每題1分，共7分)下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A;如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B;如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C。Radiocarbon DatingNowadays scientists can answer many questions about the past through a technique called radiocarbon (放射性碳), or carbon-14, dating. One key to under

2、standing how and by something happened is to discover when it happened.Radiocarbon dating was developed in the late 1940s by physicist Willard F. Libby at he University of Chicago. An atom of ordinary carbon, called carbon-12, has six protons(中子) and six neutrons (質(zhì)子) in its nucleus. Carbon-14, or C

3、-14, is a radioactive, unstable form of carbon that has two extra neutrons (原子核). It returns to a more stable form of carbon through a process called decay (衰減). This process involves the loss of he extra neutrons and energy from the nucleus.In Libbys radiocarbon dating technique, the weak radioacti

4、ve emissions (放射) from his decay process are counted by instruments such as a radiation detector and counter. He decay rate is used to determine the proportion of C-14 atoms in the sample being dated.Carbon-14 is produced in the Earths atmosphere when nitrogen (氮)-14, or N-14,interacts with cosmic r

5、ays (宇宙射線). Scientists believe since the Earth was formed, the mount of nitrogen in the atmosphere has remained constant. Consequently, C-14 formation is thought to occur at a constant rate. Now the ratio of C-14 to other carbon toms in the atmosphere is known. Most scientists agree that this ratio

6、is useful for dating items back to at least 50,000 years.All life on Earth is made of organic molecules (分子) that contain carbon atoms coming from the atmosphere. So all living things have about the same ratio of C-14atoms to other carbon atoms in their tissues (組織). Once an organism (有機(jī)體) dies it t

7、ops taking in carbon in any form, and the C-14 already present begins to decay. Over time the amount of C-14 in the material decreases, and the ratio of C-14 to other carbon toms goes down. In terms of radiocarbon dating, the fewer C-14 atoms in a sample, the older that sample is.16 Nowadays many sc

8、ientists depend on radiocarbon for dating age-old objectsARightB WrongCNot mentioned17 The radiocarbon dating technique is only about 40 years oldARightB WrongCNot mentioned18 An atom of ordinary carbon has six protons and eight neutronsARightB WrongCNot mentioned19 Radar is used to determine the characteristics of radiocarbon.ARightB WrongCNot mentioned20 Radiocarbon is reliable in dating an object back to at least 50,000 years.ARightB WrongCNot mentioned21 When an organism die