2007年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷英语
(理工类B级)
第1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个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1.I have been trying toquitsmoking.A.give up B.pick up C.build up D.take up
2.Relief workers wereshockedbywhat they saw.A.moved B.touched C.surprised D.worried
3.The weather is a constantsubjectof conversation in Britain.A.question B.problem C.title D.topic
4.This is nottypical of English,but is a feature of the Chinese language.A.particular B.characteristic C.remarkable D.idiomatic
5.It isvirtuallyimpossible to persuade him to apply for the job.A.simply B.almost C.totally D.completely
6.These are defensive behavior patterns whichderivefrom our fears.A.stem B.rely C.develop D.grow
7.Only a small minority of the mentally ill areliableto harm themselves or others.A.easy B.possible C.likely D.difficult
8.They have thecapabilityto destroy the enemy in a few days.A.possibility B.necessity C.ability D.probability9.We have never seen suchgorgeoushills.A.beautiful B.stretching C.spreading D.rolling10.The leaves have been swept into hugeheaps.A.loads B.layers C.pyramids D.piles11.The news willhorrifyeveryone.A.attract B.terrify C.tempt D.excite
12.The articlesketchedthe major events of the decade.A.described B.offered C.outlined D.presented13.I won’ttoleratethat kind of behavior.A.bear B.receive C.admit D.take
14.Their style of playing football isutterlydifferent.A.barely B.scarcely C.hardly D.totally15.Her sisterurgedher to apply for the job.A.advised B.caused C.forced D.promised
第2部分：阅读判断(第16~22题，第题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了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，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。
Black Holes
Most scientists agree that black holes exist but are nearly impossible to locate.A black hole in
the universe is not a solid object,like a planet,but it is shaped like a sphere (球体).Astronomers(天文学家)think that at the center of a black hole there is a single point in space with infinite(无限的)density(稠密).This single point is called a singularity (奇点).If the singularity theory iscorrect,it means that when a massive star collapses,all the material in it disappears into thesingularity.The centerof a black hole would not really be a hole at all,but an infinitely densepoint.Anything that crosses the black hole is pulled in by its great gravity.
Although black holes do exist,they are difficult to observe.These are the reasons.
● No light or anything else comes out of black holes.As a result,they are invisible to atelescope.
● In astronomical terms,black holes are truly.For example,a black hole formed by thecollapse of a giant star would have an event horizon(视界)only 18 miles across.
●The nearest black holes would be dozens of light years away from Earth.One light year isabout 6 trillion(万亿)miles.Even the most powerful telescopes could not pick out an object sosmall at such a great distance.
In 1994 the Hubble Space Telescope provided evidence that black holes exist.There are stillanswers to be found,however,so black holes remain one of the mysteries of the universe.
16.Black holes are part of space.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned17.Black holes exist but are difficult to observe.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned18.The center of a black hole is empty.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned19.The attraction of two large stars leads to gravity.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned20.The sun is the heaviest star in the universe.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
21.The nearest black holes are hundreds of light years away from us.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
22.The Hubble Space Telescope helps scientists to understand the nature ofthe universe.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子(第23~30题，每题1分，共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
Memory Test
1“I am going to give you five techniques that will enable youto remember anything you needto know at school,”promised lecturer lan Robinson to a hundred schoolchildren.He slapped hishand down on the table.“When I’ve finished in two hours’ time,your work will be far moreeffective and productive.Anyone not interested,leave now.”The entire room sat still.
2Robinson calls himself the Mind Magician (魔术师).He specializes in doing magic tricksthat look totally impossible,and then he reveals that they involve nothing more mysterious thangood old-fashioned trickery (骗术).“I have always been interested in tricksinvolvingmemory-being able to reel off (一口气说出) the order of cards in a pack,that sort of thing,”heexplains.
3Robinson was already lecturing to schools on his magic techniques when it struck him that
students might find memory techniques even more valuable.“It wasn’t difficult area to moveinot,as the stuff’s all there in books.”So he summarized everything to make a two-hour lectureabout five techniques.
4“You want to learn a list of a hundred things?A thousand?No problem,”says Robinson.Thescandal is that every child is not taught the techniques from the beginning of their school life.Theschoolchildren who were watching him thought it was brilliant.“I wish I’d been told thisearlier,”commented Mark,after Robinson had shown them how to construct“mental journeys”.
5Essentially,you visualize (想象) a walk down a street,or a trip round a room,and pick thepoints where you will put the things you want to remember-the lamppost,the fruit bowl.Then ineach location you put a visual representation of your list-phrasal verbs,historicaldates,whatever-making them as strange as possible.It is that simple,and it works.
6The reaction of schools has been uniformly enthusiastic.“The pupils benefited enormouslyfrom lan’s presentation,”says Dr Johnston,head of the school where Robinson wasspeaking.“ldeally we should run a regular class in memory techniques so pupils can pick it upgradually.”
23.Paragraph 2 _________.24.Paragraph 3 _________.25.Paragraph 4 _________.26.Paragraph 5 _________.A.Good resultsB.Anancient skillC.Gaining attentionD.Memory tricks
E.A lecture on memory techniquesF.Ways to improve memory
27.The memory techniques used are no more complex than the old___.28.Robinson taught children to use“mental journeys”to improve___.
29.Robinson told the pupils that all the memory techniques could be found in___.30.The schoolchildren got a lot from the magician’s___.A.booksBl.ectureC.tricksD.factsE.memoryF.list
第4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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。第一篇Renewable Energy Sources
Today petroleum(石油)provides around 40% of the world’s energy needs,mostly fuellingautomobiles.Coal is still used,mostly in power stations,to cover one-quarter of our energyneeds,but it is the least efficient,unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel(矿物燃料).Natural gas reserves could fill some of the gap from oil,but reserves of that will not last intothe 22nd century either.Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50years.Less-polluting renewable energy sources offer a more practical long-term energy
solution.“Renewable”refers to the fact that these resources are not used faster than they can bereplaced.
Hydroelectric(水力发电的)power is now the most common form of renewableenergy,supplying around 20% of world electricity.China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest ever.Atfive times the size of the US’s Hoover Dam,its 26 turbines(涡轮机)will generate the equivalentenergy of 18 coal-fired power stations.It will satisfy 3% of China’s entire electricity demand.
In 2003,the first commercial power station to use tidal(潮汐的)currents in the open seaopened in Norway.It is designed like windmill(风车),but others take the form of turbines.
As prices fall,wind power has become the fastest growing type of electricitygeneration-quadrupling(翻两番)worldwide between 1999 and 2005.Modern wind farms consist ofturbines that generate electricity.Though it will be more expensive,there is more than enough windto provide the world’s entire energy needs.Wind farms come in onshore and offshore forms.Theycan often end up at spots of natural beauty,and are often unpopular with residents.And turbines arenot totally harmless-they can interfere with radar,alter climate andkill sea birds.Scotland isbuilding Europe’s largest wind farm,which will power 200,000 homes.The UK’s goal is togenerate one-fifth of power from renewable sources,mainly wind,by 2020.But this may causeproblems,because wind is unreliable.
31.According to the passage,which of the following is the most polluting energy resource?A.Petroleum.B.Coal.C.Natural gasD.Water.
32.China’s Three Gorges Dam
A.is the first hydroelectric dam in the world.B.is of the same size as the US’s Hoover Dam.C.can generate around 3% of world electricity.D.is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.
33.Which country took the lead in making use of tidal currents to produce power in 2003?A.The UK.B.China.C.Norway.D.The US.
34.One of the problems with wind farms is thatA.there is not enough wind.B.wind is not reliable.
C.they can only be built on the sea.
D.they might influence the world economy.
35.According to the passage,resources like wind areA.renewable.B.recyclable.C.damaging.D.scarce.
第二篇Hurricane(飓风)Katrina
A hurricane is a fiercely powerful,rotating(旋转的)form of tropical storm that can be 124 to1,240 miles in diameter.The term hurricane is derived from Hurican,the name of a nativeAmerican storm god.Hurricanes are typical of a calm central region of low pressure between 12 to60 miles in diameter,known as the eye.They occur in tropical regions.Over its lifetime,one of thesecan release as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs.
The seed for hurricane formation is a cluster(聚集)of thunderstoms over warm tropicalwaters.Hurricanes can only form and be fed when the sea-surface temperature exceeds 27℃and
the surrounding atmosphere is calm.These requirements are met between June and November inthenorthern part of the world.
Under these conditions,large quantities of water evaporate(蒸发)and condense(冷凝)intoclouds and rain-releasing heat in the process.It is this heat energy,combined with the rotation ofthe Earth,that drives a hurricane.
Whenthe warm column of air from the sea surface first begins to rise,it causes an area of lowpressure.This in turn creates wind as air is drawn into the area.This spinning wind drags up moremoist air from the sea surface in a process that strengthens the storm.Cold air falls back to theocean surface through the eye and on the outside of the storm.
Initially,when wind speeds reach 23 miles per hour,these mild,wet and grey weather systemsare known as depressions,or low air pressure.Hurricane Katrina formed in this way over thesouth-eastern Bahamas on 23 August 2005.Katrina has had a devastating impact on the Gulf Coastof the US,leaving a disaster zone of 90,000 square miles in its wake(尾迹)-almost the size of theUK.Thousands have been killed or injured and more than half a million people have becomehomeless in a humanitarian(人道主义的)crisis of a scale not seen in the US since the GreatDepression.The cost of the damage may top $100 billion.
36.The eye of a hurricane refers to itsA.lower part.B.rotating part.C.calm central part.D.most violent part.
37.Which of the following is NOT a “requirement”for the formation of a hurricane?A.Calm surrounding atmosphere.B.High air pressure.
C.Warm sea-surface temperature.
D.A group of thunderstorms over warm tropical waters.38.When the warm air from the sea surface begins torise,itA.creates an area of low pressure.
B.supplies cold air to the eye of a hurricane.C.increases the sea-surface temperature.D.strengthens the rotation of the earth.
39.The word“impact”(paragragh 5)could be best replaced byA.“function”.B.“pressure”.C.“disaster”.D.“effect”.
40.Which of the following is NOT true of Hurricane Katrina according to the last paragraph?A.The area affected is almost as big as the UK.B.It has left a disaster zone of 90,000 square miles.
C.Over half a million people have been forced to leave their homes.D.This crisis is more serious than that of the Great Depression.第三篇Trying to Find a Parther
One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people
inbterviewed,one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start afamily with.
Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships?Doesmodern life really make it harder to fall in love?Or are we making it harder for ourselves?
It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways fromrelationships.Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status.A man doesn’texpect his spouse to be insole charge of running his household and raising his children.
But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that ittakes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.
In theory,finding a partnershould be much simpler these days.Only a few generationsago,your choice of soulmate (心上人) was constrained(限制) by geography,social convention andfamily tradition.Although it was never explicit,many marriages were essentially arranged.
Now those barriers have been broken down.You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon inany bar in any city on any given evening.When the world is your oyster (牡蛎),you surely have abetter chance of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint:thetyranny of choice.
The expectations of partners are inflated(提高) to an unmanageable degree:goodlooks,impressive salary,kind to grandmother,and right socks.There is no room for error in the firstimpression.
Wethink that a relationship can be perfect.If it isn’t,it is disposable.We work to protectourselves against future heartache and don’t put in the hard emotional labor needed to build astrong relationship.Of course,this is complicated by realities.The costof housing and child-rearingcreates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.
41.What does the recent poll show?
A.It is getting more difficult for a woman to find her husband.B.It is getting increasingly difficultto start a familyl.C.It is getting more difficult for a man to find his wife.
D.It is getting increasingly difficult to develop an intimate relationship with your spouse.42.Which of the following is NOT true about a contemporary married couple?A.The wife doesn’t have to raise the children all by herself.
B.The husband doesn’t have to support the family all by himself.C.The wife is, no l, onger the only person to manage the household.D.They will receive a large sum of money from thegovemment.
43.Which of the following was NOT a constraint on one’s choice of soulmate in the old days?A.The health condition of his or her grandmother.B.The geographical environment.C.The social convention.D.The family tradition.
44.Which of the following is NOT expected of a partner according to this passage?A.Good looks.
B.An impressive career.C.A high salary.
D.A fine sense of humor.
45.The word“sustain”(paragraph 2)could be best replaced byA.“reduce”.B.“shake”.C.“maintain”.D.“weaken”.
第5部分：补全短文(第46~50题，每题2分，共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。
A Heroic Woman
The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal Bureauof lnvestigationsaying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart andwise mind.
(46)She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the morning of March12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side.“I startedwalking to mydoor,and I felt really,really afraid,”she said in a TV interview last week.The man was BrianNichols,33.He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse(法院)on March 11and later of killing a federal agent.(47)
Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to takeher life.“I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn’t have a mummy,”she said.In order to calmthe man down,she read to him from“The Purpose-Driven Life”,a best-selling religious book.Heasked her to repeat a paragraph“about what you thought your purpose in life was-what talentswere you given.”(48)
“I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust,”Smith said.
Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her.“He said he thought I was an angel sent fromGod,and we were Christian sister and brogher,”she said.“And that he was lost,and that God ledhim to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of peopole.”(49)She said Nichols was surprised whenshe made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage(报道)of the policehunt for him.“I cannot believe that’s me,”Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith whatshe thought he should do.She said,“I think you should turn yourself in.If you don’t,lotsmorepeople are going to get hurt.”
Eventually,he let her go.(50)A US$60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols’capture.Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible(有资格的)for thatmoney.
A.The local police were searching for him.
B.Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.C.Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.
D.She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.E.And the two of them discussed this topic.F.Then she called the police.第6部分：完形填空(第51~65题，每题1分，共15分)
下面的短文有15处空白，请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项。Walk a Quarter-Mile or Die
If you can walk a quarter-mile,odds(可能性)are you have at least six years of life left in
you,scientists say.And the faster you can(51)it,the longer you might live.
While walking is no guarantee of(52)or longevity(长寿),a new study found that the ability ofelderly people to do the quarter-mile was an“important determinant(决定因素)”in whether or notthey’d be(53)six years later and how much illness and disability they would endure.
“The(54)to complete this walk was a powerful predictor of health outcomes,”said studyleader Anne Newman of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.“In fact,we(55)that thepeople who could not complete the walk were(56)anextremely high risk of later disability anddeath.”
Newman and colleagues recruited nearly 2,700 white and African-American men and womenaged 70 to 79 to(57)the walk.All the participants were screened and determined to be inrelatively(58)health,and they had all said they had previously walked that far with no(59).Only 86percent of them finished,(60).
The scientists then monitored the health and mortality of all(61)for the next six years.“Therewas a big gap in health outcomes(62)people who could complete the longer walk and people whocould not,with the latter being at an extremely high(63)of becoming disabled or dying,”Newmansaid.“What was really surprising is that these people were not(64)of how weak they actuallywere.”
Finishing times werefound to be crucial,too.Those who completed the walk but were amongthe slowest 25 percent(65)three times greater risk of death than the speedier folks.
51.A.takeB.doC.jumpD.run
52.A.healthB.safetyC.peaceD.fun53.A.oldB.effectiveC.alikeD.alive54.A.taskB.standardC.abilityD.subject55.A.foundB.doubtedC.suspectedD.studied56.A.inB.atC.ofD.with
57.A.competeB.loseC.completeD.win
58.A.goodB.mentalC.physicalD.psychological59.A.questionB.problemC.answerD.solution60.A.henceB.moreoverC.howeverD.so
61.A.participantsB.activistsC.colleaguesD.athletes62.A.forB.onC.amongD.between63.A.numberB.gradeC.riskD.standard64.A.sureB.freeC.stupidD.aware
65.A.increasedB.facedC.carriedD.avoided2007年度职称外语等级考试标准答案英语—理工类A卷(B级)
1.A2.C3.D4.B5.B6.A7.C8.C9.A10.D11.B
12.C13.A14.D15.A16.A17.A18.B19.C20.C21.B22.A23.D24.E25.A26.F27.C28.E29.A30.B31.B32.D33.C34.B35.A36.C37.B38.A39.D40.D41.B42.D43.A44.D45.C46.B47.A48.E49.D50.F51.B52.A53.D54.C55.A56.B57.C58.A59.B60.C61.A62.D63.C64.D65.B
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