職稱英語真題-理工類A級2007年

2007年職稱英語考試理工類(A級)第1部分：詞匯選項（第1~15題，每題1分，共15分）

1.Thenewswill

horrify

everyone.

A.attract

B.terrify

C.tempt

D.excite

2.Thearticle

sketched

themajoreventsofthedecade.

A.described

B.offered

C.outlined

D.presented

3.Iwon’t

tolerate

thatkind

ofbehavior.

A.bear

B.accept

C.admit

D.take

4.Theirstyleofplayingfootballis

utterly

different.

A.barely

B.scarcely

C.hardly

D.totally

5.Hersister

urged

hertoapplyforthejob.

A.advised

B.caused

C.forced

D.promised

6.Evensensiblemendo

absurd

things.

A.unusual

B.ridiculous

C.special

D.typical

7.She

bumped

inotherboyfriendintownthismorning.

A.walked

B.came

C.fled

D.ran

8.Thissortofthingis

bound

tohappen.

A.sure

B.quick

C.fast

D.swift

9.Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecamea

celebrity.

A.boss

B.manager

C.star

D.dictator

10.Hecannot

discriminate

betweenagoodideaandabadone.

A.judge

B.assess

C.distinguish

D.recognize

11.Theyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandthelndianswho

dwell

init.

A.live

B.sleep

C.hide

D.gather

12.Theindexisthegovernment’schief

gauge

offutureeconomicactivity.

A.method

B.measure

C.way

D.manner

13.Thearchitectureis

harmonious

andnobuildingisoversix-storey

high.

A.old-fashioned

B.traditional

C.conventional

D.balanced

14.Thefoodis

inadequate

fortenpeople.

A.demanded

B.qualified

C.insufficient

D.required

15.She

persevered

inherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A.persisted

B.insisted

C.resisted

D.suggested

第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16~22題，第題1分，共7分）WhenWeAreAsleepEveryonedreams,butsomepeopoleneverrecalltheirdreams,ordosoveryrarely.Otherpeoplealwayswakeupwithvividrecollections(記憶)

oftheirdreams,thoughtheyforgetthemveryquickly.Inanaveragenightofeighthours’sleep,anaverageadultwilldreamforaroundonehundredminutes,probablyhavingthreetofivedreams,eachlastingfromtentothirtyminutes.

Scientistscandetectwhensomeoneishavingadreambyusinganinstrumentwhichmeasurestheelectricalwavesinthebrain.Duringdreaming,thesewavesmovemorequickly.Breathingandpulseratealsoincrease,andtherearerapideyemovementsunderthelids,justasthoughthedreamerwerereallylookingatmovingobjects.Thesesignsofdreaminghavebeendetectedinallmammals(哺乳動物)studied,includingdogs,monkeys,cats,andelephants,andalsosomebirdsandreptiles(爬行動物).Thisperiodofsleepiscalledthe“D”stateforaround50%oftheirsleep;theperiodreducestoaround25%bytheageof10.

Dreamstaketheformofstories,buttheymaybestrangeandwithincidentsnotconnected,whichmakelittlesense.Dreamsareseldomwithoutpeopleinthemandtheyareusuallyaboutpeopleweknow.Oneestimatesaysthattwo-thirdsofthe“cast”ofourdreamdramasarefriendsandrelations.Visionseemsanessentialpartofdreams,exceptforpeopleblindfrombirth.Soundandtoucharesensesalsooftenaroused,butsmellandtastearenotfrequentlyinvolved.In“normal”dreams,thedreamermaybetakingpart,orbeonlyanobserver.Butheorshecannotcontrolwhathappensinthedream.

However,thedreamerdoeshavecontroloveronetypeofdream.Thistypeofdreamiscalleda“l(fā)ucid”(清醒的)dream.Noteveryoneisaluciddreamer.Somepeopleareoccasionalluciddreamers.Otherscandreamlucidlymoreorlessallthetime.Inaluciddream,thedreamerknowsthatheisdreaming.

16.Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

17.Inanaveragenight,malesdreamlongerthanfemales.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

18.Whenwedream,thereislessmovementofelectricalwavesinourbrains.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

19.Babiesdreamlessthanolderchildren.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

20.Mostdreamsinvolvethepeopleweplayedwithwhenwewereyoung.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

21.Werarelysmellthingsindreams.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

22.InaluciddreamwecanuseMorsecodetocommunicatewithothers.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.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）

MemoryTest1“Iamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwillenableyoutorememberanythingyouneedtoknowatschool,”promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundredschoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable.“WhenI’vefinishedintwohours’time,yourworkwillbefarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenotinterested,leavenow.”Theentireroomsatstill.

2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagician(魔術(shù)師).Hespecializesindoingmagictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenhe

revealsthattheyinvolvenothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickery(騙術(shù)).“Ihavealways

beeninterestedintricksinvolving

memory-beingabletoreeloff(一口氣說出)theorderofcardsinapack,thatsortofthing,”he

explains.

3Robinsonwasalready

lecturingtoschoolsonhismagictechniqueswhenitstruckhimthatstudentsmightfindmemorytechniquesevenmorevaluable.“Itwasn’tdifficultareatomoveinot,asthestuff’sallthereinbooks.”Sohesummarizedeverythingtomakeatwo-hourlectureaboutfivetechniques.

4“Youwanttolearnalistofahundredthings?Athousand?Noproblem,”saysRobinson.Thescandalisthateverychildisnottaughtthetechniquesfromthebeginningoftheirschoollife.Theschoolchildrenwhowerewatchinghimthoughtitwasbrilliant.“IwishI’d

beentoldthisearlier,”commentedMark,afterRobinsonhadshownthemhowtoconstruct“mentaljourneys”.

5Essentially,youvisualize(想象)awalkdownastreet,oratriproundaroom,andpickthepointswhereyouwillputthethingsyouwanttoremember-thelamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationofyourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeaspossible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.

6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic.“Thepupilsbenefitedenormouslyfromlan’spresentation,”saysDrJohnston,headoftheschoolwhereRobinsonwasspeaking.“l(fā)deallyweshouldrunaregularclassin

memorytechniquessopupilscanpickitupgradually.”

23.Paragraph2_________.

24.Paragraph3_________.

25.Paragraph4_________.

26.Paragraph5_________.

A.Goodresults

B.Anancientskill

C.Gainingattention

D.Memorytricks

E.Alectureonmemorytechniques

F.Waystoimprove

memory

27.Thememorytechniquesusedarenomorecomplexthantheold____.

28.Robinsontaughtchildrentouse“mentaljourneys”toimprove____.

29.Robinsontoldthepupilsthatallthememorytechniquescouldbefoundin____.

30.Theschoolchildrengotalotfromthemagician’s____.

A.books

B.lecture

C.tricks

D.facts

E.memory

F.list

第4部分：閱讀理解（第31~45題，每題3分，共45分）

第一篇TryingtoFindaParther

Oneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpoll

intheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthisspousetobe

insolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeans

thatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate(心上人)wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamily

tradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,manymarriageswereessentially

arranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeon

inanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蠣),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.

C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D.Itis

gettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A.Thewifedoesn’thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B.Thehusbanddoesn’thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment.

33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone’schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?

A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B.Thegeographicalenvironment.

C.Thesocialconvention.

D.Thefamilytradition.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?

A.Goodlooks.

B.Animpressivecareer.

C.Ahighsalary.

D.Afinesense

ofhumor.

35.Theword“sustain”(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby

A.“reduce”.

B.“shake”.

C.“maintain”.

D.“weaken”.第二篇AVerySlowRide

Thesurfaceoftheearthmayseem

verystable

toyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthethingsthataregoingonunderthatsurface.

Theearthhasanoutershellofrigidpiecescalledtectonicplates(地殼構(gòu)造板塊).Theplatesincludebothoceanflooranddryland.Somehavewholecontinentsontopofthem.Thecontinentsontopoftheplatesarejustgoingalongforaslowride,movingonlyaboutfourinchesperyear.Buteventhissmallmovementcausesthreetypesofbiginteractions.

Onetypeisoceanridges.Theseridgesdevelopinplaceswheretwoplatesaremovingawayfromeachother.Astheplatesseparate,hotmagma(巖漿)flowsuptofillthespace.Newcrust(地殼)buildsupontheplateboundariesandcausesocean

ridges.Theseridgesformlongmountainranges,whichonlyriseabovetheoceansurfaceinafewplaces.

Anothertypeofreaction-trenches-occursbetweentwoplatesthataremovingtowardeachother.Astheplatesmeet,onebendsdownwardandplungesundemeaththeother.Thisformsdeepoceantrenches.TheMarianasTrenchoffGuaminthewesternPacificOceanhasadepthofmorethan36,000feet.Thisisthelowestpointontheoceanfloor.Iftheleadingedgesofthetwocollidingplatescarrycontinents,thenthelayersofrockintheoverridingplatecrumple(變皺)andfold.AplatethatcarriedwhatisnowlndiacollidedwiththesouthernedgeoftheplatethatcarriedEuropeandmostofAsia.ThiscausedtheHimalayas,theworld’shighestmountains.

Thethirdreactionistransformfaults(轉(zhuǎn)換斷層).Thesefaultsoccurwheretwoplatesthataretravelinginoppositedirectionsslidepasteachother.Severeearthquakescanoccur.TheSanAndreasFaultinCalifomiaisagoodexampleofthistypeofmovement.

36.Theword“stable”(paragraph1)means

A.“aplaceforhorses”.

B.“calmandeasygoing”.

C.“steadyorfirm”.

D.“acollectionofanimals”.

37.Toexplaintheeffectof

trenches,thewritergivestheexampleof

A.theseafloorintheAtlanticOcean.

B.theHimalayanMountains.

C.Europe.

D.lndia.

38.TheSanAndreasFaultisanexampleof

A.asevereearthquake.

B.aCaliforniarockformation.

C.twoplatesmovingapart.

D.twoplatesalidingpasteachother.

39.Accordingtothepassage,theearthis

A.alwayschanging.

B.becomingsmaller.

C.movingfaster.

D.gettinghotter.

40.Thispassageismostlyabout

A.effectsofmovementsoftheearth’splates.

B.differenttypesofcontinents.

C.theMarianasTrench.

D.transformfaults.第三篇MobilePhones:AreTheyabouttoTransformOurLives?

Welovethemsomuchthatsomeofussleepwiththemunderthepillow,yetweareincreasinglyconcernedthatwecannotescapetheirelectronicreach.Weusethemtoconveyourmostintimatesecrets,yetweworrythattheyareathreattoourprivacy.Werelyonthemmorethanthelnternettocopewithmodernlife,yetmanyofusdon’tbelieveadvertisementssayingweneedmoreadvancedservices.

Sweepingasidethedoubtsthatmanypeoplefeelaboutthebenefitsofnewthirdgenerationphonesandfearsoverthehealtheffectsofphonemasts(天線竿),arecentreportclainsthatthelong-termeffectsofnewmobiletechnologieswillbeentirelypositivesolongasthepubliccanbeconvincedtomakeuseofthem.Researchaboutusersofmobilephonesrevealsthatthemobilehasalreadymovedbeyondbeingamerepracticalcommunicationstooltobecomethebackbone(支柱)ofmodernsociallife,fromloveaffairstofriendshiptowork.Onefemaleteacher,32,toldtheresearchers:“Ilovemyphone.It’smyfriend.”

Thecloserelationshipbetween

userandphoneismostpronouncedamongteenagers,thereportsays,whoregardtheirmobilesasanexpressionoftheiridentity.Thisispartlybecausemobilesareseenasbeingbeyondthecontrolofparents.Buttheresearcherssuggestthatanotherreasonmaybethatmobiles,especiallytaxtmessaging,areseenasawayofovercomingshyness.“Textingisoftenusedforapologies,toexcuselatenessortocommunicateotherthingsthatmakeusuncomfortable,”thereportsays,Theimpactofphones,however,hasbeenlocalratherthanglobal,supportingexistingfriendshipsandnetworks,ratherthanopeninguserstoanewbroadercommunity.Eventhelanguageoftextinginoneareacanbeincomprehensibletoanybodyfromanotherarea.

Amongthemostimportantbenefitsofusingmobilephones,thereportclaims,willbeavastlyimprovedmobileinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施),providinggainsthroughouttheeconomy,andtheprovisionofamoresophisticatedlocation-basedservicesforusers.Thereportcallsongovemmenttoputmoreeffortintothedeliveryofservicesbybobilephone,withsuggestionsincludingpublictransportandtrafficinformationanddoctors’textmessagestoremindpatientsofappointments.“Ilovethatidea,”oneusersaidinaninterview.“ItwouldmeanIwouldn’thavetowriteahundredmessagestomyself.”

Therearemanyotherpossibilities.AtarecenttradefairinSweden,amobilenavigationproductwaslaunched.Whentheuserentersadestination,arouteisautomaticallydownloadedtotheirmobileandpresentedbyvoice,picturesandmapsastheydrive.Infuture,thesedeviceswillalsobeabletoplanaroundcongestion(交通堵塞)androadworksinrealtime.Thirdgenerationphoneswillalsoallowforremotemonitoringofpatientsbydoctors.InBritainscientistsaredevelopingaasthma(哮喘)managementsolution,usingmobilestodetectearlysignsofanattack.

41.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthefirstparagraphabout

ourattitudestomobilephones?

A.Wecan’tlivewithoutthem.

B.Weareworriedaboutusingthemsomuch.

C.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingsaboutthem.

D.Weneedthemmorethananythingelsetodealwithmodemlife.

42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Modernsociallifereliessignificantlyontheuseofmobilephones.

B.Mobilephonesmakeromanticcommunicationmoredifficult.

C.Mobilephonesencouragepeopletomakefriends.

D.Mobilephonesenablepeopleofdifferentcountriestotalkwithouttranslation.

43.Teenagershaveacloserelationshipwiththeirmobilephonespartlybecausethey

A.usetextmessagesmorethananyothergroup.

B.aremorelikelytobelatethanolderpeople.

C.tendtofeeluncomfortableinmanysituations.

D.takemobilephonesasanindicationofindependencefromtheirparents.

44.Itissuggestedthatmobilephonesshouldbeusedto

A.givetheaddressof

thenearesthospital.

B.showbusandtraintimetables.

C.arrangedeliveryofmails.

D.curediseases.

45.The

navigationproductlaunchedinSwedenishelpfultodriversbecauseitcan

A.suggestthebestroutetogettoaplace.

B.downloadmapsofthearea.

C.tellthemwhichroadsarecongested.

D.showthemhowtoavoidroadworks.第5部分：補全短文（第46~50題，每題2分，共10分）AmericanDreamsThereisacommonresponsetoAmericaamongforeignwriters:theUSisalandofextremeswherethebestofthingsqrejustaseasilyfoundastheworst.Thisisacliche(陳詞濫調(diào)).

Inthelandofblackandwhite,peopleshouldnotbetoosurprisedtofindsomeofthebiggestgapsbetweentherichandthepoorintheworld.ButtheAmericanDreamoffersawayouttoeveryone.（46）Noclasssystemorgovemmentstandsintheway.

Sadly,thisoldargumentisnolongertrue.OverthepastfewdecadestherehasbeenafundamentalshiftinthestructureoftheAmericaneconomy.

Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorhaswidenedandwidened.（47）

Overthepast25yearsthemedianUSfamilyincomehasgoneup18percent.Forthetop1percent,however,ithasgoneup200percent.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetopfifthofAmericanshadanaverageincome6.7timesthatofthebottomfifth.（48）

Inequalitieshavegrownworseindifferentregions.InCalifornia,incomesforlowerclassfamilieshavefallenby4percentsince1969.（49）ThishasledtoaneconomyhugelyinfavorofasmallgroupofveryrichAmericans.Thewealthiest1percentofhouseholdsnowcontrolathirdofthenationalwealth.Therearenow37millionAmericanslivinginpoverty.At12.7percentofthepopulation,itisthehighestpercentageinthedevelopedworld.

YetthetaxburdenonAmerica’srichisfalling,notgrowing.（50）Therewasaneconomictheoryholdingthattherichspendingmorewouldbenefiteveryoneasawhole.Butclearlythattheoryhasnotworkedinreality.

A.NobodyispoorintheUS.

B.Thetop0.01percentofhouseholdshasseenitstaxbitefallbyafull25percentagepointssince1980.

C.Forupperclassfamiliestheyhaverisen41percent.

D.Nowitis9.8times.

E.Asitdoesso,thepossibilitytocrossthatgapgetssmallerandsmaller.

F.Allonehastodoistoworkhardandclimbtheladdertowards

thetop.第6部分：完形填空（第51~65題，每題1分，共15分）

RobotsMayAllowSurgeryinSpaceSmallrobotsdesignedbyUniversityofNebraskaresearchersmayallowdoctorsonEarthtohelpperformsurgeryon

patientsinspace.

Thetiny,wheeledrobots,（51）are

about3inchestallandaswideasalipstickcase,canbeslippedintosmallincisions(切口)and

computer-controlledbysurgeonsindifferentlocations.Somerobotsareequipped（52）camerasandlightsandcansendimagesbacktosurgeonsandothershavesurgicaltoolsattachedthatcanbe（53）remotely.

“Wethinkthisisgoingto（54）opensurgery,”DrDmitryOleynikovsaidatanewsconference.Oleynikovisa（55）incomputer-assistedsurgeryattheUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterinOmaha.

OfficialshopethatNASAwillteach（56）tousetherobotssoonenoughsothatsurgeriescouldo