2003年職稱英語理工類(A級)考試試題

第一部分：詞匯選項（第1—15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面共有15個句子，每個句子中均有1個詞或短語畫有底橫線，請從每個句子后面所給的4個選項中選擇1個與畫線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應的位置上。1.Theunionrepresentativeputacrossherargumentveryeffectively.

AexplainedBinvented

CconsideredDaccepted2.Hetalkstoughbuthasatenderheart.

AheavyBstrong

CkindDwild3.Itisnousedebatingtherelativemeritsofthispolicy.

AmakingBtaking

CdiscussingDexpecting4.Ourstatisticsshowthatweconsumeallthatwearecapableofproducing.

AwasteBbuy

CuseDsell5.Thefueltankshadacapacityof140liters.

AfunctionBability

CpowerDvolume6.Ourlivesareintimatelyboundupwiththeirs.

AtenselyBnearly

CcarefullyDclosely7.Herfaithupheldherintimesofsadness.

AsupportedBexcited

CinspiredDdirected8.Thebookprovidesaconciseanalysisofthecountry’shistory.

AcleanBperfect

CrealDbrief9.Itislaiddownintheregulationsthatallmembersmustcarrytheirmembershipcardsatalltimes.

AsuggestedBwarned

CstatedDconfirmed10.Thecouncilmeetingterminatedat2o’clock.

AbeganBcontinued

CendedDresumed11.Redflagwasplacedthereasatokenofdanger.

AsignBsubstitute

CproofDtarget12.Howeverbadthesituationis,themajorityisunwillingtoriskchange.

AreluctantBeager

CpleasedDangry13.IthasbeensaidthattheActsprovidedanewcourseofactionanddidnotmerelyregulateorenlargeanoldone.

AlimitBcontrol

CreplaceDoffset14.Thesecretaryisexpectedtoexploreideasforpost-warreconstructionofthearea.

AdenyBinvestigate

CstressDcreate16Theastronomerwasnotinterestedinthewaydolphinscommunicatewitheachother.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned17ThedolphinleaptupintotheairbecauseSaganwastoonearthewater.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned18Partsofthedolphin’sbrainareparticularlywelldevelopedtohandledifferentkindsofsound.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned19Dolphinsarethemostusefulanimalstohumans.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned20Dolphinstravelfasterinwaterthananyotheranimals.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned21Somescientistsbelievethatdolphinshavealanguageoftheirown.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned22Soundscanbecalledalanguageonlywhentheyhaveastructureandagrammar.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23—30題，每題1分，共8分）

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后有2項測試任務：（1）第23—26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2、3、5和6段每段選擇1個正確的小標題；（2）第27—30題要求從所給的6個選項中選擇4個正確選項，分別完成每個句子。請將答案涂在答題卡相應的位置上。

TheWeightExperiment

NicolaWaltershasbeentakingpartinexperimentsinScotlandtodiscoverwhyhumansgainandlostweight.Beinglockedinasmallroomcalleda‘calorimeter’（熱量測量室)isonewaytofindout.

1Thesighsabovethetworoomsreadsimply“ChamberOne”and“ChamberTwo”.Thesearethecalorimeters:4mby2mwhite-walledroomswherehumanvolunteersarelockedupinthenameofscience.Outsidetheseroomsanothersignreads“Pleasedonotenter-workinprogress”andinfrontoftheroomsadvancedmachineryregisterseverymovethevolunteersmake.Eachday,mealsmeasuredtothelastgramarepassedthroughaholeinthewallofthecalorimetertotheresidentvolunteer.

2NicolaWaltersisoneoftwentyvolunteerswho,overthepasteightmonths,havespentvaryingperiodsinsidethecalorimeter.Tallandslim,Nicoladoesnothaveaweightproblem,butthoughtthestrictdietmighthelpwithhertrainingandfitnessprogramme.Aself-employedcommunitydanceworker,shewasabletofittheexperimentinaroundherwork.Shesawanadvertforvolunteersatherlocalgymandassheisinterestedinthewholeareaofdietandexercise,shethoughtshewouldhelpout.

3TheexperimentonNicolainvolvedherspendingonedayonafixeddietathomeandthenextintheroom.Thissequencewasrepeatedfourtimesoversixweeks.Shearrivedatthecalorimeterat8:30amoneachofthefourmorningsandfromthenoneverythingsheateordrankwascarefullymeasured.Hereverymovewasnotedtoo,herdailyexerciseroutinetimedtothelastsecond.Atregularintervals,aftereating,shefilledinformsabouthowhungryshefeltandsamplesweretakenforanalysis.

4Thescientistshelpvolunteersimposeakindoforderonthelongdaystheyfaceintheroom.“Thefirsttime,Ionlytookonevideoandabook,butitwasOKbecauseIwatchedTVtherestofthetime,”saysNicola.Andtwiceadaysheusedtheexercisebike.Shepedaled()forhalfanhour,watchedbyresearcherstomakesureshedidn’tgotoofast.

5Itseemsthatsomefoodsencourageyoutoeatmore,whileotherssatisfyyouquickly.Volunteersarealreadyshowingthathigh-fatdietsarelesslikelytomakeyoufeelfull.Believingthattheymaynowknowwhatencouragespeopletoovereat,theresearchersareabouttostarttestingahigh-proteinweight-lossdiet.VolunteersarerequiredandNicolahassignedupforfurthersessions.

AWhatdoesthecalorimeterlooklikeinside?

BWhatprogramwasdesignedfortheexperiment?

CWhatisacalorimeter?

DWhatisthefirstimpression?

EHowdothevolunteerskillthetime?

FWhydidNicolajoinintheexperiments?23Paragraph1____________24Paragraph1____________25Paragraph1____________26Paragraph1____________27Themachineryoutsidethecalorimetersrecordseverything___________.28NicolaWaltershadtimefortheexperiments________________.29Volunteershavetogetpreparedforthetimeinthecalorimeter____________.30Theexperimentsshowthathigh-fatdiets_____________.

Athevolunteersdo

Bbecauseshedoesnothaveaweightproblem

Cbecausethelifetherecanbeveryboring

Dmakepeopleovereat

Ebecauseshewasherownboss

Fafterpassingahigh-proteintest

第4部分：閱讀理解（第31—45題，每題3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每道題后面有4個選項。請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容，從每題所給的4個選項中選擇1個最佳答案，涂在答題卡相應的位置上。

第一篇“Salty”RicePlantBoostsHarvests

Britishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.

TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity’sSchoolofBiologicalSciences,havespentseveralyearsresearchinghowcrops,suchasrice,couldbemadetogrowinwaterthathasbecomesalty.

Thepairhaverecentlybegunathree-yearprogramme,fundedbytheBiotechnologyandBiologicalSciencesResearchCouncil,toestablishwhichgenesenablesomeplantstosurvivesaltyconditions.Theaimistobreedthiscapabilityintocrops,startingwithrice.

Itisestimatedthateachyearmorethan100hectares(公頃)ofagriculturallandarelostbecausesaltgetsintothesoilandstunts(妨礙生長)plants.Theproblemiscausedbyseveralfactors.Inthetropics,mangroves(紅樹林)thatcreateswamps(沼澤)andtraditionallyformedbarrierstoseawaterhavebeencutdown.IntheMediterranean,aseriesofdroughtshavecausedthewatertabletodrop,allowingseawatertoseep(滲透)in.inLatinAmerica,irrigationoftencausesproblemswhenwaterisevaporated(蒸發(fā))bytheheat,leavingsaltdepositsbehind.

Excesssaltthenenterstheplantsandpreventsthemfunctioningnormally.Heavyconcentrationsofmineralsintheplantsstopthemdrawingupthewatertheyneedtosurvive.

Toovercometheseproblems,FlowersandYeodecidedtobreedriceplantsthattakeinverylittlesaltandstorewhattheydoabsorbincellsthatdonotaffecttheplants’growth.Theyhavestartedtobreedthesecharacteristicsintoanewricecrop,butitwilltakeabouteightharvestsbeforetheresultingseedsarereadytobeconsideredforcommercialuse.

Oncethecharacteristicsforsurvivingsaltysoilareknown,FlowersandYeowilltrytobreedtheappropriategenesintoallmannersofcropsandplants.Landthathasbeenabandonedtonaturewillthenbeabletobloomagain,providingmuchneededfoodinthepoorercountriesoftheworld.31WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?

ATheyarestudentsatSussexUniversity.

BTheyarericebreeders.

CTheyarehusbandandwife

DTheyarecolleaguesataninstitutionofhigherlearning.32FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogramme

Atofindwaystopreventwaterpollution.

Btoidentifygenesthatpromotegrowthinsaltysoil.

Ctobreedriceplantsthattastesalty.

Dtofindwaystoremoveexcessivesaltfromsoil.33WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseoftheproblemdiscussedinthepassage?

ANaturalbarrierstoseawaterhavebeendestroyed.

BThewatertablehasgonedownafterdroughts.

CSealevelhasbeencontinuouslyrising.

DEvaporationofwaterleavessaltbehind.34Theword“affect”inParagraph6couldbebestreplacedby

A“influence”

B“effect”

C“stop”

D“present”35Theattitudeoftheauthortowardstheresearchprojectis

Apositive

Bnegative.

Csuspicious

Dindifferent.

第二篇LivingwithComputer

AftertoolongontheNet,evenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpudianaccentsuddenlybecomeshardtounderstandaftertheclarityofhiswordsonscreen;asecretary’stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid–hoursbecomeminutes,andalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekends,onceahighlightofmyweek,arenowjusttwoordinarydays.

Forthelastthreeyears,sinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRose,Ihavedonemuchofmyworkasatele-commuter(遠程交談者).IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendslivesinEngland,somuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediated.

IfIdesired,Icouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfood,andmanagemymoney,loveandwork.Infact,attimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathome,goingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzard(暴風雪)of’96onTV.

Butafterawhile,lifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemergedwithmymachines,takingdatain,spittingthembackout,justanothernode(節(jié)點)ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.WehavebecometheNetopponents’worstnightmare.

Whatfirstseemedlikealuxury,crawlingfrombedtocomputer,notworryingabouthair,andclothesandface,hasbecomeanavoidance,alackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction(網(wǎng)上交流),comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.

Attimes,Iturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackground,somethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramssoothe(安慰)me,butthenI’mjarred(使感不快)bythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperas,orcompulsively(強制性地)needingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.“Dateline,”“Frontline,”“Nightline,”CNN,everypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandover,evenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.Workmoversfromforegroundtobackground.36Comparedwiththeclearwordsofherboyfriendonscreen,hisaccentis

Aobscure.

Bdistinct.

Cunreal.

Dmisleading.37Thepassageimpliesthatthewriterandherboyfriendlivein

AEngland.

Bdifferentcountries.

Cthesamecity.

Dthesamecountry.38Livingaloneinahouse,thewriterseemsto

Ahavetotallyforgottenherwork.

Bbeafraidofherneighbors.

CgetsomecomfortfromTVprograms.

Dhavegonecrazy.39Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter

AisfedupwiththeNetopponents.

Bpreferspeopletothecomputer.

Cisaddictedtothecomputer.

Ddoesnotlikehumancontact.40Thephrase“comingbackoutofthecave”inthefifthparagraphmeans

A“comingbackhome”.

B“givingupthepresentjob”.

C“l(fā)ivingaluxuriouslife”.

D“restoringrealhumancontact”.

第三篇TheBodyClock

WhyisitthatflyingtoNewYorkfromLondonwillleaveyoufeelinglesstiredthanflyingtoLondonfromNewYork?Theanswermaybeaclearcaseofbiologynotbeingabletokeepupwithtechnology.

Deepinsidethebrainthereisa‘clock’thatgovernseveryaspectofthebody’sfunctioning:sleepandwakecycles,levelsofalertness,performance,mood,hormonelevels,digestion,bodytemperatureandsoon.Itregulatesallofthesefunctionsona24-hourbasisandiscalledthebiologicalclock.

Thebodyclockprogrammesustobesleepytwiceaday,between3-5amandagainbetween3-5pm.Afternoonteaandnapareallculturalresponsestoournaturalbiologicalsleepinessintheafternoon.

Oneofthemajorcausesofthetravellers’maladyknownasjetlagisthenon-alignmentofaperson’sinternalbodyclockwithclocksintheexternalworld.Crossingdifferenttimezonesconfusesthebiologicalclock,whichthenhastoadjusttothenewtimeandpatternsoflightandactivity.Tomakemattersmorecomplex,notallinternalbodyfunctionsadjustatthesamerate.Soyoursleep/wakemayadjusttoanewtimezoneatonerate,whileyourtemperatureadjustsatadifferentpace.Yourdigestionmaybeonadifferentschedulealtogether.

Thoughweliveina24-hourday,thenaturaltendencyofthebodyclockistoextendourdaybeyond24hours.Itiscontrarytoourbiologicalprogrammingto‘shrink’ourday.

Thatiswhytravelinginawestwarddirectionismorebody-clockfriendlythanflyingeast.NASAstudiesoflonghaulpilotsshowedthatwestwardtravelwasassociatedwithsignificantlybettersleepquantityandqualitythaneastwardflights.

Whenflyingwest,youare‘extendingyourday,thustravelinginthenaturaldirectionofyourinternalclock.Flyingeastwardwillinvolve‘shrinking’orreducingyourdayandisindirectoppositiontoyourinternalclock’snaturaltendency.

Oneofthemorecommoncomplaintsoftravelersisthattheirsleepbecomesdisrupted.Therearemanyreasonsforthis:changingtimezonesandschedules,changinglightandactivitylevels,tryingtosleepwhenyourbodyclockisprogrammedtobeawake,disruptionoftheinternalbiologicalclockandworkinglongerhours.

Itisoftensuggestedthatyouadjustyourwatchassoonasyouboardaplane,supposedlytotrytohelpyouadjusttoyourdestination’sscheduleassoonasyouarrive.Butitcantakethebodyclockseveraldaystoseveralweekstofullyadjusttoanewtimezone.

So,ourbodyclocktrulycan‘govern’us.41Theroleofthebodyclockisto

Aenableustosleep6hoursaday.

Bhelpusadapttoa24-hourcycle.

Cregulatethebody’sfunctions.

Dinterferewiththebody’sfunctions.42Theword“malady”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto

A“condition”.

B“discomfort”.

C“injury”.

D“excitement”.43Flyinginawestwarddirectionwill

Ahelpyousleepbetter.

Bincreasethedegreeofjetlag.

Cshrinkyourday.

Dmakeyouovereat.44WhichofthefollowinginNOTmentionedasareasonforthedisruptedsleepoftravelers?

ACrossingdifferenttimezones.

BChanginglightandactivitylevels.

CWorkinglongerhours.

DWatchingoutoftheplaneforalongtime.45Itcanbeseenfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat

Ayoucancontrolyourownbodyclock.

Bitisnotdifficulttoadjusttoanewtimezone.

Cadjustingyourwatchcanhelpyouaavoidjetlag.

Dthereisn’tmuchyoucandotoavoidjetlag.

第5部分：補全短文（第46—50題，每題2分，共10分）

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RuiningtheRuins

Acidrain(酸雨)isnowafamiliarproblemintheindustrializedcountriesinEurope.Harmfulgasesareproducedbypowerstationsandcars.Theydissolveinrainwaterandthismakesacidrain,whichdamagestrees,riversandstreams.

Acidrainisalsocapableofdissolvingsomerocks.Andbuildingsmadeofsoftrock,suchaslimestone(石灰石),areparticularlybadlyaffected.Theacidrainattackstherock,andsocarvingsandstatuesareeroded(受腐蝕)morequickly.

__________(46)AccordingtoareportintheNewScientist,acidrainisbeingblamedfortherapiddecayofancientruinsinMexico.TheoldlimestonebuildingsinplaceslikeChichenItza,TulumandPalenquearewearingawayveryquicklyindeed.ThesesitesaretheremainsofthebuildingsbuiltbytheMayasbetween250BCandAD900,andthespectacularruinsofMayancivilizationarevisitedbythousandsoftouristseveryyear.

Butthoseruinsareindangerofbeingseriouslydamagedbypollution.Atmanysitesthestonehasbeencoveredwithalayerofblacksubstance.________________(47).

Scientistsestimatethataboutonemillimeterofstoneiswornawayeverytwelveyears.________________(48)TheacidrainissaidtobecausedbypollutionfromoilwellsintheGulfofMexico.Carexhaustgasesarealsoaproblem.Localvolcaniceruptionsmaketheproblemevenworse.Nevertheless,withenoughmoneyandeffort,researcherssaythatmanyoftheproblemscouldbesolvedandtherateoferosionreduced.____________(49).

Mexico’scurrentlackoffundsisalsopartlyduetooil.Thecountryhasrichoilfieldsandafewyearsago,whenoilwasexpensive,MexicowassellinglargequantitiesofoiltotheUSAandearningalotofmoney.__________(50)However,thepriceofoilthendropped,andMexicohasbeenleftowingenormoussumsofmoneyandwithnotenoughincomefromoilsalestopaybacktheloans.Sounlessthepriceofoilrises,itisunlikelythatMexicowillbeabletoaffordtocleanupthepollutionandsaveitsMayanruinsfromdestruction.

AAtothersthepaintedsurfacesinsidetemplesareliftingandflakingoff()andthestoneisbeingeatenaway.

BThatisenoughtohavecausedsomeoftheancientcarvingstobecomeseriouslydamagedalready.

CThesemeasureswouldreducethepollution,butwouldnotstopitcompletely.

DThegovernmentwasthereforeabletoborrowhugesumsofmoneyfrombanksaroundtheworld,thinkingtheywouldhavenoproblemrepayingtheirdebts.

ETheproblem,however,isnotjustaEuropeanone.

FHowever,theMexicangovernmentdoesnothaveenoughmoneytodothework,andneedstospendwhatmoneyithasontheMexicanpeople.

第6部分：完形填空（第51—65題，每題1分，共15分）

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ScienceandTruth

“FINAGLE”()isnotawordthatmostpeopleassociatewithscience.Onereasonisthattheimageofthescientistisofonewhoalways__________(51)datainanimpartial()searchfortruth.Inanydebate-___________(52)intelligence,schooling,energy–thephrase“sciencesays”usuallydisarmsopposition.

Butscientistshavelongacknowledgedtheexistenceofa“finaglefactor”–atendencybymanyscientiststogiveahelpfulchangetothedatato__________(53)desiredresults.ThelatestofthefinaglefactorinactioncomesfromStephenJayGould,aHarvardbiologist,whohas___________(54)theimportant19thcenturyworkofDr.SamuelGeorgeMorton.Mortonwasfamousinhistimeforanalyzingthebrain____________(55)oftheskullsasameasureofintelligence.Heconcludedthatwhiteshadthelargestbrains,thatthebrainsofIndiansandblacksweresmaller,and_______(56),thatwhitesconstituteasuperiorrace.

GouldwentbacktoMorton’soriginaldataandconcludedthatthe____________(57)wereanexampleofthefinagleatwork.HefoundthatMorton’s“discovery”wasmadebyleavingoutembarrassingdata,___________(58)incorrectprocedures,andchanginghiscriteria–again,alwaysinfavourofhisargument.Mortonhasbeenthoroughlydiscreditedbynowandscientistsdonotbelievethatbrainsizereflects__________(59).

ButG