2012年职称英语考试理工类B级真题——阅读理解（2）.doc.doc

2012年职称英语考试理工类B级真题阅读理解（2）2012年职称英语考试已经圆满落幕，小编为各位学员整理了2012年职称英语考试真题，祝大家都能取的好成绩！敬请期待：2012年职称英语考试辅导名师精彩点评。第二篇ArchiveGallery:TheBestofBionics(仿生学)Humansmightbethemosthighly-evolvedspeciesontheplanet,butmostanimalspossessskillswecanonlydreamofhaving.Imaginehowmuchelectricitywecouldsaveifwecouldseeinthedarkthewaycatsdo.Imagineleapingfromtreetotreelikeamonkey.Giraffes(长颈鹿),whichareotherwisecalmandgood-natured,sleeponly4.6hoursaday.Werealizedalong,longtimeagothatnatureprovidesthebestblueprint(蓝图)forinvention.Weveborrowedcanalsfrombeavers(河狸)andreflectorsfromcatseyes.Althoughthewords“bionics”becamepopularonlyafterthe1960s,historyshowsthatnaturehasalwaysprovidedideasonsolvingeverydayproblems.Ourarchives(档案)dontgobacktothetimeofLeonardodaVinciandhisbird-likeflyingmachines,butwecantakeyoutothelate19thcentury,whereweappliedthosesameprinciplesforbuildingourfirstpracticalairplanes.TopreparefortheirflightatKittyHawk,theWrightbrothersstudiedthemovementsofpigeonstofigureouthowtheystayedhighupwhentheywereheavierthanair.Theirsuccessinspiredscoresofsuccessorstoimproveontheairplanebystudyingvariousaspectsofnature.OneofOrvilleWrightspupilscaughtandstuffedseagullstoexaminetheirwingspan.Meanwhile,twoFrenchinventorsexaminedspinningsycamore(梧桐)seedsinanefforttoapplythosesamemotions,reversed,toahelicopter.Someexamplesaremoreobviousthanothers.TheoutsideoftheairplanedesignedbytheWrightbrotherslookslikeaminimalistic(简单抽象艺术)structure.Ontheotherhand,BarneyConnettsfishsubmarine(潜水艇)actuallylookslikeafish.Somebio-inspiredconceptshaveyettobeinvented.Inthe1960s,theUSArmycommissionedseveraluniversityprofessorstoconductresearchonthemotorskillsanimalsinhopeofapplyingthosesameabilitiestotanks.Tanksthatrunlikehorsesorjumplikegrasshoppers(蚂蚱)-soundsshocking,doesntit?Butimaginehowlifewouldchangeifwecouldachievethat.36.“cats”,”monkeys”and“giraffes”mentionedinparagraph1areexamplestoillustrateA.theyarehighly-evolvedspeciesashumans.B.humanscanlearnanimalsskills.C.theyareskillfulindifferentways.D.animalshaveskillsthathumansdonotpossess.37.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundinthearchivegallery?A.Historybooks.B.TheWrightbrotherssculpture.C.Firstpracticalairplanesbuiltinthelate19thcentury.D.Leonardodavincisbird-likeflyingmachines.38.WhathappenedaftertheWrightbrotherssuccess?A.Peoplecarriedoutasystematicstudyonpigeons.B.Peoplestudiedmoreanimalsandplantstodeveloptheairplane.C.Peoplecoundflytheirairplaneforfun.D.PeoplekepttheirairplaneataFrenchgallery.39.WhichofthefollowingintrueabouttheresearchcarriedoutbytheUSArmy?A.Ithaschangedourlife.B.Ithascostalargesumofmoney.C.Ithasimprovedtheabilitiesoftanks.D.Ithasnotsucceededyet.40.Whatdoesthewriterwanttot