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2013年全國職稱英語考試?yán)砉ゎ惷麕熝好茉嚲?1)第1部分：詞匯選項(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。1.Sallylikestoteaseherbrotherabouthisgirlfriends.A.charmB.laughatC.criticizeD.respect2.America’semphasisontheimportanceofeducationforeveryonehasspurredscientificresearch.A.encouragedB.endangeredC.endorsedD.enlarged3.Youhavetofollowtheguidewhosesoleinterestistocoverallspotsaccordingtohisstrictschedule.A.obviousB.simpleC.onlyD.assumed4.In1861itseemedinevitablethattheSouthernstateswouldbreakawayfromtheUnion.A.strangeB.certainC.inconsistentD.proper5.Techniquestoharnesstheenergyofthesunarebeingdeveloped.A.convertB.storeC.utilizeD.receive6.Firsteditionsofcertainpopularbookscannotbeobtainedforloveormoney.A.atanyplaceB.atanypriceC.inanylanguageD.inanycountry7.Inabullfight,itisthemovement,notthecolor,ofobjectsthatarousesthebull.A.confusesB.excitesC.scaresD.diverts8.Sulfurhasoccasionallybeenfoundintheearthinanalmostpurestate.A.regularlyB.accidentallyC.sometimesD.successfully9.Manyfinecooksinsistoningredients(成分)ofthehighestquality.A.demandB.relyonC.prepareforD.create10.Thecompanyrecommendedthatanewpetrolstation(should)bebuilthere.A.orderedB.insistedC.suggestedD.demanded11.Ithardfortheyoungpeopletoimaginewhatsevereconditionstheirparentsoncelivedunder.A.sincereB.hardC.strictD.tight12.Theyagreedtosettlethedisputebypeacefulmeans.A.solveB.determineC.untieD.complete13.Thepolicecontendedthatthedifficultiestheyfacedweretoosevere.A.arguedB.predictedC.saidD.suggested14.Heexpressedconcernthattheshipmightbeindistress.A.despairB.difficultyC.needD.danger15.Themostpressingproblemanyeconomicsystemfacesishowtouseitsscarceresources.A.puzzlingB.difficultC.terrifyingD.urgent第2部分：閱讀判斷(第16～22題，每題1分，共7分)下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。RescueplatformIntheaftermath(后果)oftheterroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenter,securityexpertsaretryingtodevelopnewwaysofrescuingpeoplefromburningskyscrapers(摩天樓).Oneideaisaplatformcapableofflyingvertically(垂直地)andhoveringintheairlikeahelicopter.Theplatformwouldriseupanddownalongsideaskyscraperandpickuppeopletrappedinhighstories.TheideafortheverticaltakeoffplatformwashatchedmorethantenyearsagobyaRussianaerospaceengineer,DavidMetreveli,whohassincemovedtoIsrael.Metreveli’sdesign,calledtheEagle,callsfortwojetenginesthatturnfourlargehorizontalpropellers.Thespinningofthepropellersgeneratesthenecessarylift,orupwardforce,toraisetheplatform.Themorepowerissuppliedtothepropellers(飛機(jī)上的螺旋推進(jìn)器),thehighertheplatformrises.Movingtheplatformsidewaysinvolvesapplyingdifferingamountsofpowertoeachpropeller.Helicoptersarenowusedinsomecasestogetpeopleoutofburningbuildings.Escapebasketsslungfromthemdanglebesidethebuildingforpeopletoclimbinto.Unfortunately,thebasketscannotreacheveryfloorofabuildingbecausetheropesfromwhichtheyhangbecomeunstablebeyondacertainlength.Sofar,Metrevelihasbuiltasmall-scalemodeloftheEagletotesthisidea.InthewakeofSeptember11,hehasbeenabletosecureenoughfundingtostartbuildingalarger,4-meterby4-meterprototype,whichhecallstheEaglet.16.ArescueplatformcalledtheEagleiscapableofmovingverticallybutnotsideways.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.ThefourpropellersarefitterhorizontallytotheEagle.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Withthehelpofjetengines,theEaglecanflyataspeedof100milesanhour.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Inthethirdparagraph,thewordhelicopterreferstotheEagle.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Themorejetenginesarefittedtothepropellers,themorepeopletheplatformcancarry.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.InthewakeofSeptember11,Mr.Metrevelihassecuredenoughfundingtobuildupasmall-scalemodeloftheEagletotesthisidea.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.Mr.MetreveliisdesigningforIsraelamoreadvancedformofrescueplatformthantheEagleortheEaglet.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23～30題，每題1分，共8分）下面的短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第4～8段其中四段選擇1個最佳標(biāo)題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個最佳選項。TheMirSpaceStationTheRussianMir(沙俄時代的一種村社組織)SpaceStation,whichcamedownin2001atlastafter15yearsofpioneeringtheconceptoflong-term(長期的)humanspaceflight,isrememberedforitsaccomplishmentsinthehumanspaceflighthistory.Itcanbecreditedwithmanyfirstsinspace.DuringMir’slifetime,RussiaspentaboutUS$4.2billiontobuildandmaintainthestation.TheSovietUnionlaunchedMir,whichwasdesignedtolastfromthreetofiveyears,onFebruary20,1986,andhoused104astronautsover12yearsandsevenmonths,mostofwhomwerenotRussian.Infact,itbecamethefirstinternationalspacestationbyplayinghostto62peoplefrom11countries.From1995through1998,sevenastronautsfromtheUnitedStatestookturnslivingonMirforuptosixmonthseach.Theywereamongthe37Americanswhovisitedthestationduringninestopovers(中途停留)byspaceshuttles.Themorethan400milliontheUnitedStatesprovidedRussianforthevisitsnotonlykeptMiroperating,butalsogavetheAmericansandtheirpartnersintheinternationalstationprojectvaluableexperienceinlong-termflightandmultinationaloperations.AdebatecontinuesoverMir’scontributionstoscience.Duringitsexistence,Mirwasthelaboratory(實驗室)for23,000experimentsandcarriedsc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aldifferentmethodsthatcanbeusedtocreateaforecast(預(yù)測).Themethodaforecasterchoosesdependsupontheexperienceoftheforecaster,theamountofinformationavailabletotheforecaster,thelevelofdifficultythattheforecastsituationpresents,andthedegreeofaccuracyorconfidenceneededintheforecast.Thefirstofthesemethodsisthepersistencemethod;thesimplestwayofproducingaforecast.Thepersistence(堅持)methodassumesthattheconditionsatthetimeoftheforecastwillnotchange.Forexample,ifitissunnyand87degreetoday,thepersistencemethodpredictsthatitwillbesunnyand87degreetomorrow.Iftwoinchesofrainfelltoday,thepersistencemethodwouldpredicttwoinchesofrainfortomorrow.However,ifweatherconditionschangesignificantlyfromdaytoday,thepersistencemethodusuallybreaksdownandisnotthebestforecastingmethodtouse.Thetrendsmethodinvolvesdeterminingthespeedanddirectionofmovementforfronts,highandlowpressurecenters,andareasofcloudsandprecipitation.Usingthisinformation,theforecastercanpredictwhereheorsheexpectsthosefeaturestobeatsomefuturetime.Forexample,ifastormsystemis1000mileswestofyourlocationandmovingtotheeastat250milesperday,usingthetrendsmethodyouwouldpredictittoarriveinyourareain4days.Thetrends(趨勢)methodworkswellwhensystemscontinuetomoveatthesamespeedinthesamedirectionforalongperiodoftime.Iftheyslowdown,speedup,changeintensity,orchangedirection,thetrendsforecastwillprobablynotworkaswell.Theclimatologymethodisanothersimplewayofproducingaforecast.Thismethodinvolvesaveragingweatherstatisticsaccumulatedovermanyyearstomaketheforecast.Forexample,ifyouwereusingtheclimatologymethodtopredicttheweatherforNewYorkCityonJuly4th,youwouldgothroughalltheweatherdatathathasbeenrecordedforeveryJuly4thandtakeanaverage.Theclimatologymethodonlyworkswellwhentheweatherpatternissimilartothatexpectedforthechosentimeofyear.Ifthepatternisquiteunusualforthegiventimeofyear,theclimatologymethodwilloftenfail.Theanalogmethodisaslightlymorecomplicatedmethodofproducingaforecast.Itinvolvesexaminingtoday’sforecastscenarioandrememberingadayinthepastwhentheweatherscenario(推測)lookedverysimilar(ananalog).Theforecasterwouldpredictthattheweatherinthisforecastwillbehavethesameasitdidinthepast.Theanalogmethodisdifficulttousebecauseitisvirtuallyimpossibletofindapredictanalog.Variousweatherfeaturesrarelyalignthemselvesinthesamelocationstheywereintheprevioustime.Evensmalldifferencesbetweenthecurrenttimeandtheanalogcanleadtoverydifferentresults.36.WhatfactorisNOTmentionedinchoosingaforecastingmethod?A.Imaginationoftheforecaster.B.Necessaryamountofinformation.C.Practicalknowledgeoftheforecaster.D.Degreeofdifficultyinvolvedinforecasting.37.PersistencemethodwillworkwellA.ifweatherconditionschangegreatlyfromdaytoday.B.ifweatherconditionsdonotchangemuch.C.onsunnydays.D.onrainydays.38.ThelimitationofthetrendsmethodisthesameasthepersistencemethodinthatA.itmakespredictionsaboutweather.B.itmakespredictionsaboutprecipitation.C.theweatherfeaturesneedtobewelldefined.D.theweatherfeaturesneedtobeconstantforalongperiodoftime.39.Whichmethodmayinvolvehistoricalweatherdata?A.Thetrendsmethod.B.Theanalogmethod.C.Bothclimatologymethodandanalogmethod.D.Thetrendsmethodandthepersistencemethod.40.ItwillbeimpossibletomakeweatherforecastusingtheanalogmethodA.whenthecurrentweatherscenariodiffersfromtheanalog.B.whenthecurrentweatherscenarioisthesameastheanalog.C.whentheanalogisovertenyearsold.D.whentheanalogisasimplerepetitionofthecurrentweatherscenario.第三篇AntsHaveBigImpactonEnvironmentas“EcosystemEngineers”ResearchbytheUniversityofFirstly,throughmovingofsoilbynestbuildingactivityandbycollectingfoodtheyaffectthelevelofnutrientsinthesoil.Thiscanindirectlyimpactthelocalpopulationsofmanyanimalgroups,fromdecomposerstospeciesmuchhigherupthefoodchain.Secondly,theypreyonawiderangeofotheranimals,includinglargerpreywhichcanbeattackedbyvastnumbersofantworkers.DirkSanders,anauthorofthestudyfromtheuniversity’sCentreforEcologyandConservation,said:“Antsareveryeffectivepredatorswhichthriveinhugenumbers.They’realsoveryterritorialandveryaggressive,defendingtheirresourcesandterritoryagainstotherpredators.Allofthismeanstheyhaveastronginfluenceontheirsurroundingarea.”“Inthisresearch,westudiedforthefirsttimehowbigthisimpactisandthesubtletiesofit.Whatwefoundisthatdespitebeingpredators,theirpresencecanalsoleadtoanincreaseindensityanddiversityofotheranimalgroups.Theygenuinelyplayakeyroleinthelocalenvironment,havingabiginfluenceonthegrasslandfoodweb,”Sanderssaid.Thestudy,carriedoutinGermany,studiedtheimpactofthepresenceofdifferentcombinationsanddensitiesofblackgardenantsandcommonredants,bothspecieswhichcanbefoundacrossEurope,includingintheUK.Itfoundthatalowdensityofantsinanareaincreasedthediversityanddensityofotheranimalsinthelocalarea,particularlythedensityofherbivoresanddecomposers.Athigherdensitiesantshadnoortheoppositeeffect,showingthatpredationiscounteractingthepositiveinfluence.DrFrankvanVeen,anotherauthoronthestudy,said:“Whatwefindisthattheimpactofantsonsoilnutrientlevelshasapositiveeffectonanimalgroupsatlowlevels,butasthenumberofantsincreases,theirpredatoryimpactshavethebiggereffect—therebycounteractingthepositiveinfluenceviaecosystemengineering.”Antsareimportantcomponentsofecosystemsnotonlybecausetheyconstituteagreatpartoftheanimalbiomassbutalsobecausetheyactasecosystemengineers.Antbiodiversityisincrediblyhighandtheseorganismsarehighlyresponsivetohumanimpact,whichobviouslyreducesitsrichness.However,itisnotclearhowsuchdisturbancedamagesthemaintenanceofantservicestotheecosystem.Antsareimportantinbelowgroundprocessesthroughthealterationofthephysicalandchemicalenvironmentandthroughtheireffectsonplants,microorganisms,andothersoilorganisms.41.Whyareantscomparedtoecosystemengineers?A.Becausetheybuildtheirownnests.B.Becausetheycollectfood.C.Becausetheiractivityaffectstheenvironment.D.Becausetheyarepredators.42.Aspredators,antsA.preyonsmallaswellaslargeanimals.B.collectnutritiousfoodfromthesoilC.collectfoodasdecomposers.D.preyonspeciesmuchhigherupthefoodchain.43.DirSanders’studycenteredonhowantsA.canmanagetothriveinhugenumbers.B.defendtheirresourcesandterritoryagainstotherpredators.C.attackthoseinvadinganimalsforsurvival.D.producesuchabigimpactontheenvironment.44.Whatdoesparagraph6tellus?A.Antsbringaboutanegativeinfluencetoanareawhentheirpopulationissmall.B.Antsbringaboutapositiveinfluencetoanareawhentheirpopulationissmall.C.Ants’predationcounteractsthepositiveinfluencetheymayhaveonanarea.D.Athigherdensity,antsproduceapositiveinfluenceonanarea.45.Whatstillremainsunclearaboutants,accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Whatrolesdoantsplayintheecosysteminwhichtheylive?B.Howdoantsaffecttheanimaldiversityinagivenecosystem?C.Howdohumanactivitiesaffectants’influenceonagivenecosystem?D.Howdoantsalterthephysicalandchemicalenvironment?第5部分：補全短文(第46～50題，每題2分，共10分)下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個句子，其中5個取自短文，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。DungtoDeathFieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibiotics(抗生素)giventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayed(噴射)ontofieldsasfertilizers(肥料),couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic-resistant“superbugs”.ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerlandwholookedatlevelsofthedrugsinfarmslurry.______(46)Some20,000tonsofantibioticsareusedintheEuropeanUnionandtheUSeachyear.Morethanhalfaregiventofarm-animalstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth.______(47)Mostresearchersassumedthathumansbecomeinfectedwiththeresistantstrainsbyeatingcontaminatedmeat.Butfarmoreofthedrugsendupinmanurethaninmeatproducts,saysStephenMuelleroftheSwissFederalInstituteforEnvironmentalScienceandTechnologyinDubendorf.______(48)Withmillionsoftonsofanimalsmanure(施肥于)spreadontofieldsofcropssuchaswheatandbarleyeachyear,thispathwayseemsanequallylikelyrouteforspreadingresistance,hesaid.Thedrugscontaminate(污染)thecrops,whicharetheneaten.______(49)Muellerisparticularlyconcernedaboutagroupofantibioticscalledsulphonamides._______(50)HisanalysisfoundthatSwissfarmmanurecontainsahighpercentageofsulphonamides;eachhectareoffieldcouldbecontaminatedwithupto1kilogramofthedrugs.Thisconcentrationishighenoughtotriggerthedevelopmentofresistanceamongbacteria.Butvetsarenottreatingtheissueseriously.Thereisgrowingconcernattheextenttowhichdrugs,includingantibiotics,arepollutingtheenvironment.Manydrugsgiventohumansarealsoexcretedunchangedandarenotbrokendownbyconventionalsewage(用污水灌溉)treatment.A.Theydonoteasilydegradeordissolveinwater.B.Andmanurecontainsespeciallyhighlevelsofbugsthatareresistanttoantibiotics,hesays.C.Animalantibioticsisstillanareatowhichinsufficientattentionhasbeenpaid.D.Butrecentresearchhasfoundadirectlinkbetweentheincreaseduseofthesefarmyarddrugsandtheappearanceofantibiotic-resistantbugsthatinfectpeople.E.HisfindingsareparticularlyshockingbecauseSwitzerlandisoneofthefewcountriestohavebannedantibioticsasgrowthpromotersinanimalsfeed.F.Theycouldalsobeleachingintotapwaterpumpedfromrocksbeneathfertilizedfields.第6部分：完形填空(第51～65題，每題1分，共15分)下面的短文有15處空白，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個最佳選項。SolarPowerwithoutSolarCellsAdramaticandsurprisingmagneticeffectoflightdiscoveredbyUniversityofTheresearchersfoundawaytomakean“optical51,”saidStephenRand,aprofessorinthedepartmentsofElectricalEngineeringandComputerScience,PhysicsandAppliedPhysics.Lighthaselectricandmagneticcomponents.Untilnow,scientiststhoughtthe52ofthemagneticfieldweresoweakthattheycouldbeignored.WhatRandandhiscolleaguesfoundisthatattherightintensity,whenlightistravelingthroughamaterialthatdoesnotconductelectricity,thelightfieldcangeneratemagneticeffectsthatare100milliontimesstrongerthan53expected.54thesecircumstances,themagneticeffectsdevelopstrengthequivalenttoastrongelectriceffect.“Thiscouldleadtoanewkindofsolarcellwithoutsemiconductorsandwithoutabsorptiontoproducechargeseparation,”Randsaid.“Insolarcells,the55goesintoamaterial,getsabsorbedandcreates