职称外语真题

2009年真题2009职称英语理工类C级

试卷所需时间：120.00分钟试卷总分数：100.00分

一、词汇选项（共15题，每题1.00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。

请开始答题：

l.Fdverymuchliketoknowwhatyouraiminlifeis.

A、thought

B、idea

C、goal

D^plan

2.Thepolicemenactedquicklybecauseliveswereatstake.

ANindanger

B、indifficulty

C、indespair

D、outofcontrol

3.Practicallyallanimalscommunicateeitherthroughsoundsorthroughsoundlesscodes.

A、Certainly

Probably

C>Almost

D^Absolutely

4.MaryrarelyspeakstoSusan.

A、slowly

B、seldom

C、weakly

D、constantly

5.1'mworkingwithaguyfromLondon.

A、teacher

B、student

C>friend

D、man

6.You'dbetterputthesedocumentsinasafeplace.

A^dark

B、secure

C>guarded

D、banne

7.Thecourageousboyhasbeenthesubjectofmassivemediacoverage.

A、extensive

B、continuous

C、instant

D^quick

8.Thetownisfamousforitsmagnificentbuildings.

A、high-rise

B、modern

C、ancient

D^splendid

9.Thegreatchangeofthecityastonishedallthevisitors.

A、surprised

scared

C、excited

D、moved

10.Jackpackedupallthethingshehadaccumulatedoverthelasttenyears.

A、future

B、far

C、past

D、near

11.Willyoupleasecallmyhusbandassoonaspossible?

A、visit

B、phone

C、consult

D、invite

12.Wehadalongconversationaboutherparents.

A、speech

B>question

C>talk

debate

13.Thechairmanproposedthatwestopthemeeting.

A、stated

announced

C、demanded

D、suggested

14.Obviouslythesepeoplecanbereliedoninacrisis.

A^livedon

B>dependedon

C、believedin

joinedin

15.ThereisalwaysexcitementattheOlympicGameswhenanathletebreaksarecord.

A、beats

B、maintains

C^matches

D、tries

二、阅读判断（共7题，每题1.00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。

请开始答题：

（1）.

RadiocarbonDating

Nowadaysscientistscananswermanyquestionsaboutthepastthroughatechniquecalledradiocarbon（放射性

碳），orcarbon-14,dating.Onekeytounderstandinghowandwhysomethinghappenedistodiscoverwhenit

happened.

Radiocarbondatingwasdevelopedinthelate1940sbyphysicistWillardF.LibbyattheUniversityof

Chicago.Anatomofordinarycarbon,calledcarbon-12,hassixprotons（质子）andsixneutrons（H」子）inits

nucleus（原子核）.Carbon-14,orC-14,isaradioactive,unstableformofcarbonthathastwoextraneutrons.It

returnstoamorestableformofcarbonthroughaprocesscalleddecay（衰减）.Thisprocessinvolvesthelossof

theextraneutronsandenergyfromthenucleus.

InLibby'sradiocarbondatingtechnique,theweakradioactiveemissions（放射）fromthisdecayprocess

arecountedbyinstrumentssuchasaradiationdetectorandcounter.Thedecayrateisusedtodeterminethe

proportionofC-14atomsinthesamplebeingdated.

Carbon-14isproducedintheEarth'satmospherewhennitrogen（氮）・14,orN-14,interactswithcosmic

rays（宇宙射线）.ScientistsbelievesincetheEarthwasformed,theamountofnitrogenintheatmospherehas

remainedconstant.Consequently,C-14formationisthoughttooccurataconstantrate.NowratioofC-14toother

carbonatomsintheatmosphereisknown.Mostscientistsagreethatthisratioisusefulfordatingitemsbacktoat

least50,000years.

AlllifeonEarthismadeoforganicmolecules（分子）thatcontaincarbonatomscomingfromthe

atmosphere.SoalllivingthingshaveaboutthesameratioofC-14atomstoothercarbonatomsintheirtissues（组

织）.Onceanorganism（有机体）diesitstopstakingincarboninanyform,andtheC-14alreadypresentbeginsto

decay.OvertimetheamountofC-14inthematerialdecreases,andtheratioofC-14toothercarbonatomsgoes

down.Intermsofradiocarbondating,thefewerC-14atomsinasample,theolderthatsampleis.

16.Nowadaysmanyscientistsdependonradiocarbonfordatingage-oldobjects.

A、RightB、WrongC>Notmentioned

17.Theradiocarbondatingtechniqueisonlyabout40yearsold.

A、RightWrongC>Notmentioned

18.Anatomofordinarycarbonhassixprotonsandeightneutrons.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

19.Radarisusedtodeterminethecharacteristicsofradiocarbon.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

20.Radiocarbonisreliableindatinganobjectbacktoatleast50,000years.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

21.Whenanorganismdies,theC-14initbeginstodecay.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

22.Thehalf-lifeofC-14isabout25,000years.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

三、概括大意与完成句子（共8题，每题1.00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1〜4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。

请开始答题：

（1）.

MeetYourMemory

1Memoryissomethingthatcannotbeseen,touchedorweighed.Itisthoughttobeabstract.Itisasetof

skillsratherthananobject.Neitheristhereasinglestandardforjudgingagoodorpoormemory.Therearea

numberofdifferentwaysinwhichapersonmayhavea'good'memory.

2Memoryisgenerallyviewedasconsistingofthreestages:（1）acquisitionreferstolearningthematerial;（2）

storagereferstokeepingthematerialinthebrainuntilitisneeded;and（3）retrieval（提取）referstogettingthe

materialbackoutwhenitisneeded.

3Memoryconsistsofatleasttwodifferentprocesses:short-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.

Short-termmemoryhasalimitedcapacityandarapidforgettingrate.Itscapacitycanbeincreasedbychunking

（组成大块），orgroupingseparatebitsofinformationintolargerchunks.Long-termmemoryhasanalmost

unlimitedcapacity.

4Onemeasureofmemoryisrecall,whichrequiresyoutoproduceinformationbysearchingthememoryfor

it.Inaidedrecall,youaregivencues（提示）tohelpyouproducetheinformation.Infree-recalllearningyourecall

thematerialinanyorder;inseriallearningyourecallitintheorderitwaspresented;andinpaired-associate

learningyoulearnpairsofwordssothatwhenthefirstwordisgivenyoucanrecallthesecondword.Asecond

measureofmemoryisrecognition,inwhichyoudonothavetoproducetheinformationfrommemory,butmust

beabletoidentifyitwhenitispresentedtoyou.Inathirdmeasureofmemory,relearning,thedifferencebetween

howlongittooktolearnthematerialthefirsttimeandhowlongittakestolearnitagainindicateshowmuchyou

remember.Relearningisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasureofmemorythanisrecognitionbecauserelearning

showsretention（保持）whilerecognitiondoesnot.Recognitionisgenerallyamoresensitivemeasurethanrecall.

23.Paragraph1

24.Paragraph2

25.Paragraph3

26.Paragraph4

A、Whydoweforgetthings?

B、Howdowemeasurememory?

C、Whatarethestagesmemoryconsistsof?

D^Whatisthedifferencebetweenshort-termmemoryandlong-teimmemory?

E、Whatismemory?

F、Whomayhaveapoormemory?

27.Rememberinginvolvesgettingthematerialbackoutwhenitis

28.Groupingbitsofinformationintolargerchunkshelpsimprovethecapacityofour

29.Long-termmemoryhasanalmostunlimitedcapacityanda

30.Asameasureofmemory,relearningismoresensitivethan

A、short-termmemory

B、relearning

C、needed

D、coded

E、recognition

F、slowforgettingrate

四、阅读理解（共15题，每题3.00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。

请开始答题：

（1）.

LightNight,DarkStars

Thousandsofpeoplearoundtheglobestepoutsidetogazeattheirnightsky.Onaclearnight,withno

clouds,moonlight,orartificiallightstoblocktheview,peoplecanseemorethan14,000starsinthesky,says

DennisWard,anastronomer（天文学家）withtheUniversityCorporationforAtmosphericResearch（UCAR）in

Boulder,Colo.Butwhenpeoplearesurroundedbycitylights,hesays,they'reluckytosee150stars.

Ifyou'veeverdriventowardabigcityatnightandseenitsglowfromagreatdistance,you'vewitnessed

lightpollution.Itoccurswhenlightfromstreetlights,officebuildings,signs,andothersourcesstreamsintospace

andilluminates（照亮）thenightsky.Thishaze（薄雾）oflightmakesmanystarsinvisibletopeopleonEarth.

Evenatnight,bigcitieslikeNewYorkglowfromlightpollution,makingstargazingdifficult.

Dustandparticlesofpollutionfromfactoriesandindustriesworsentheeffectsoflightpollution."Ifone

cityhasalotmorelightpollutionthananother,Wardsays,"thatcitywillsuffertheeffectsoflightpollutionona

muchgreaterscale.^^

Hazyskiesalsomakeitfarmoredifficultforastronomerstodotheirjobs.

Citiesaregettinglarger.Suburbsaregrowinginoncedark,ruralareas.Lightfromallthisnew

developmentisincreasinglyobscuring（使变模糊）thefaint（微弱的）lightgivenoffbydistantstars.Andif

scientistscan'tlocatetheseobjects,theycanrtlearnmoreaboutthem.

Lightpollutiondoesn'tonlyaffectstarvisibility.Itcanharmwildlifetoo.It*sclearthatartificiallightcan

attractanimals,makingthemgooffcourse.There'sincreasingevidence,forexample,thatmigrating（迁徙）birds

usesunsetsandsunrisestohelpfindtheirway,saysSydneyGauthreauxJr.,ascientistatClemsonUniversityin

SouthCarolina.“Whenlightoccursatnight,“hesays,“ithasaverydisruptive（破坏性的）influence.n

Sometimesbirdsflyintolightedtowers,high-rises,andcablesfromradioandtelevisiontowers.Expertsestimate

thatmillionsofbirdsdiethiswayeveryyear.

3l.Onaclearnight,peoplecansee

A、150stars.

B、hundredsofstars.

C、onethousandstars.

D、morethan14,000stars.

32.Lightpollutionoccurswhen

A、artificiallightsilluminatethenightsky.

B、themoonlightsupthenightsky.

C>toomanystarsarevisibleinthenightsky.

D、streetlightsareturnedoff.

33.Nowadaysevensuburbsarebecomingunsuitableforastronomerstodotheirjobsbecause

A、thenightskythereistoodark.

B、theoncedarkareasarealsopollutedbylights.

C、theseareasarenotpollutedbychemicals.

D、theseareasarelessdeveloped.

34.Howdoeslightpollutionaffectwildlife?

A、Animalsmaygooffcourse.

B、Ithelpsmigratingbirdsfindtheirhomes.

C、Animalsareafraidtogooutaftersunset.

D、Ithelpsbirdsfallasleep.

35.Thetitle“LightNight,DarkStars"means

A^thenightskyisbrightlylitupandstarsareblack.

B、lightsappearatnightandstarsareseeninthedark.

C>citylightsatnightilluminatestarsinthesky.

citylightsilluminatethenightsky,makingstarsinvisible.

（2）.

ShoppingatSecond-handClothingStores

When33-year-oldPeteBarthwasincollege,shoppingatsecond-handclothingstoreswasjustsomething

hedid-"likechangingthetiresonhiscar."Helookedathisbudgetanddecidedhecouldsavealotofmoneyby

shoppingforclothesatthriftshops.

“Evennewclothesarefairlydisposable（用后即丢抻:的）andwearoutafteracoupleofyears,"Barth

said."Inthriftshops,youcanfindsomegreatstuffwhosequalityisbetterthannewclothes.”

Sincethen,Barth,whoworksataGoodwillthriftshopintheUSstateofFlorida,hasfoundthatthereare

allkindsofreasonsforshoppingforsecond-clothing.Somepeople,likehim,shoptosavemoney.Someshopfor

acrazy-lookingshirt.Andsomeshopasameansofconservingenergyandhelpingtheenvironment.

PatAkins,anaccountantataFloridaSalvationArmy（SA）（救世军）thriftshop,saidthat,forher,

shoppingatthriftshopsisawaytohelptheenvironment.

44Whenmydaughterwaslittle,welookedatitasrecycling,“Akinssaid."Also,whypay30dollarsfora

newcoatwhenyoucangetanotheroneforalotless?”

AkinssaidthattheSAhasshopsallovertheUS-usomeasbigasdepartmentstores."Allofthe

clothesaredonated（捐赠），andwhentheyhaveasurplus（盈余），they'11haveustuffabag”specials,where

customerscanfillagrocerysackwithclothesforonly5or10dollars.

JuliaSlocum,22,pointsout,however,thatthehugeamountofsecond-handclothingintheUSisthe

resultofAmericanwastefulness.

"I'dsaythatsecond-handstoresaretheresultofourwasteful,materialisticculture,vsaidSlocum,who

worksforapro-conservationorganization,theCenterforaNewAmericanDream.aThriftshopspreventthat

wastefromgoingtolandfills（垃圾填埋场）；theygiveclothingasecondlife,providecheaperclothingforthose

whocan，taffordtobuynewonesandgenerate（生成）incomefbrcharities.Theyalsoprovideawayforthe

wealthyandmiddleclassestoshed（撰脱）someoftheguiltfortheirlevelofconsumption.,,

36.WhichstatementaboutBarthisNOTtrue?

A、Heis33yearsoldnow.

B、HeworksataGoodwillthriftshop.

C、HeworksataSalvationArmythriftshop.

D、Hewasacollegestudentmanyyearsago.

37.WhenBarthwasacollegestudent,heoftenshoppedatthriftshops

A、tosavemoney.

B、tosaveenergy.

C、tohelptheenvironment.

D^tomakefriendswithpoorpeople.

38.WhatdoesAkinsdo?

A>Sheisasoldier.

B、Sheisanaccountant.

C、Sheisasaleswoman.

Sheisaroadsweeper.

39.ThriftshopscandoeverythingEXCEPT

A、giveclothingasecondlife.

B、generateincomeforcharities.

C、providecheaperclothesforthepoor.

D^stoprichpeoplefromwastingmoney.

4O.Theword“thrift”inparagraph1couldbebestreplacedby

A、charity.

B、onedollar.

C、firstclass.

D、twodollars.

（3）.

Water

Thesecondmostimportantconstituent（构成成份）ofthebiosphere（生物圈）isliquidwater.Thiscanonlyexist

inaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,sincewaterfreezesat0°Candboilsat100°C.Lifeasweknowit

wouldonlybepossibleonthesurfaceofaplanetwhichhadtemperaturessomewherewithinthisnarrowrange.

Theearth'ssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsfairlyconstantinquantity.Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknown

veryaccurately,butitisaboutenoughtocoverthesurfaceoftheglobetoadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarter

kilometers.Mostofitisintheformofthesaltwateroftheoceans-about97percent.Therestisfresh,but

three-quartersofthisisintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains,andcannotbeusedbylivingsystems

untilmelted.Oftheremainingfraction,whichissomewhatlessthanonepercentofthewhole,thereis10-20

timesasmuchstoredundergroundwaterasthereisactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoatiny,butextremely

importantfractionofthewatersupplywhichispresentaswatervapourintheatmosphere.

Watervapourintheatmosphereisthechannelthroughwhichthewholewatercirculation（循环）ofthebiosphere

hastopass.Waterevaporated（蒸发）fromthesurfaceoftheoceans,fromlakesandriversandfrommoist（潮湿

的）earthisaddedtoit.Fromitthewatercomesoutagainasrainorsnow,fallingoneithertheseaortheland.

Thereis,asmightbeexpected,amoreintensiveevaporationperunitareaovertheseaandoceansthanoverthe

land,butthereismorerainfalloverthelandthanovertheoceans,andthebalanceisrestoredbytherunofffrom

thelandintheformofrivers.

41.Liquidwateronlyexists

A、inthecenteroftheearth.

B、onthesurfaceofourplanet.

C、inaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures.

D、inthecostalareasoftheearth.

42.ThetotalquantityofwateronEarth

A、remainsalmostunchanged.

B、hasgreatlyincreasedinrecentyears.

C、isdecreasingconstantly.

D、isaffectedbyglobalwarming.

43.MostofthefreshwateronEarth

A^isstoredunderground.

B、isintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains.

C>isfoundinriversandlakes.

comesfromtherain.

44.Theword“fraction”inthesecondparagraphmeans

A、averysmallamount.

B、alargearea.

C>animportantsystem.

D、amajorsourceofinformation.

45.Thereismorerainfall

A、overthemountainsthanovertherivers.

B>overtheriversthanoverthemountains.

C、overtheoceansthanovertheland.

D、overthelandthanovertheoceans.

五、补全短文(共5题，每题2.00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。

请开始答题：

(1).

ABadIdea

Thinkyoucanwalk,drive,takephonecalls,e-mailandlistentomusicatthesametime?Well,NewYork's

newlawsaysyoucan't.(46)Thelawwentintoforcelastmonth,followingresearchandashockingnumberof

accidentsthatinvolvedpeopleusingelectronicgadgets(小巧机械)whencrossingthestreet.

Who'stoblame?(47)“Weareundertheimpressionthatourbraincandomorethanitoftencan,“says

ReneMarois,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)inTennessee."Butacorelimitationistheinabilityoconcentrateon

twothingsatonce.”

Theyoungpeopleareoftenconsideredthegreatmultitaskers.(48)Agroupof18-to21-year-oldsanda

groupof35-to39-year-oldsweregiven90secondstotranslateimagesintonumbers,usingasimplecode.

(49)Butwhenbothgroupswereinterruptedbyaphonecalloraninstantmessage,theoldergroupmatchedthe

youngergroupinspeedandaccuracy.

Itisdifficulttomeasuretheproductivitylostbymultitaskers.Butitisprobablyalot.JonathanSpira,

chiefanalystatBasex,abusiness-researchfirm,estimatesthecostofinterruptionstotheAmericaneconomyat

nearly$650billionayear.(50)Thesurveysconcludethat28percentoftheworkers'timewasspenton

interruptionsandrecoverytimebeforetheyreturnedtotheirmaintasks.

A^Talkingonacellphonewhiledrivingbringsyoujoyanyway.

B、Theestimateisbasedonsurveyswithofficeworkers.

C、Theyoungergroupdid10percentbetterwhennotinterrupted.

D^However,anOxfordUniversityresearchsuggeststhisperceptionisopentoquestion.

E、Scientistssaythatourmultitasking(多任务处理)abilitiesarelimited.

F、Andyou,11befined$100ifyoudosoonaNewYorkCitystreet.

六、完形填空(共15题，每题1.00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。

请开始答题：

(1).

OneGoodReasontoLetSmallpoxLive

It'snowafairbetthatwewillneverseethetotalextinction(灭绝)ofthesmallpox(天花)virus.When

smallpoxwascompletelygotridofintheworld,scientistswantedto(51)thekillervirusinthelasttwolabs-

oneintheUSandoneinRussia.Theyasked:Ifsmallpoxhastrulygonefromtheplanet,(52)pointwastherein

keepingthesereserves?

Inreality,ofcourse,itwasnaiveto(53)thateveryonewouldletgoofsuchapowerfulpotentialweapon.

Undoubtedlyseveralnationsstillhave(54)vials(小药瓶).Andthelastuofficialstocksoflivevirusbred

mistrustoftheUSandRussia,(55)noobviousgain.

NowAmericanresearchershave(56)ananimalmodelofthehumandisease,openingthe(57)fortests

onnewtreatmentsandvaccines(疫苗).Soonceagainthere'sagoodreasonto(58)thevirus-justin

(59)thediseaseputsinareappearance.

Howdowe(60)withthemistrustoftheUSandRussia?(61).Keepthevirus(62)intemational

supportinawell-guardedUNlaboratorythat'sopentoallcountries.TheUSwillobject,ofcourse,justasit

(63)amultilateral(多边的)approachtojustabouteverything.Butitdoesn'tmeantheideais(64).Ifthevirusis

useful,thenlet's(65)ittheservantofallhumanity-notjustapartofit.

51.A>destroyB、improveC^changeD、transport

52.A、whichB、thatC、thisD、what

53.A>knowB、realizeC^imagineD、understand

54.A>moreB、fewC^afewD、alot

55.A>inB、forC、atD>of

56.A>missedB、heldC^foundD、checked

57.A>wayroadC、routeD^method

58.A^putB、keepC、removeD、study

59.A>needtimeC、fact1D、case

60.A、handleB>tackleC>treatD^deal

61.SimpleB、OpenC、SafeD、Possible

62.A^forB、inC、onD、with

63.A^adoptsB、rejectsC、suggestsD、introduces

64.A、difficultB、clearC、wrongD、correct

65.A^takeB、doC、makeD^ask

2008年真题2008职称英语理工类C级

试卷所需时间：120.00分钟试卷总分数：100.00分

一、词汇选项（共15题，每题1.00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。

请开始答题：

1.We'llgiveeveryteacherroomfordevelopment.

A、place

B、employment

C、space

D^house

2.Thepolicemanaskedhimtoidentifythethief.

A^name

B、describe

C、capture

D^call

3.Wewerealltherewhentheaccidentoccurred.

A^happened

B、broke

C、spread

D、appeared

4.1ttookmeexactlyaweektocompletethework.

A、start

B、achieve

C、improve

D^finish

5.Theherbmedicineeventuallycuredherdisease.

A、nicely

B、apparently

C、finally

D、naturally

6.Thisnewpolicyhasledtoadramaticincreaseinproduction.

A、minor

B、striking

C、fixed

D、modest

7.Poorschoolingwastherootoftheunemploymentproblem.

A^base

B、result

C、cause

D、force

8.Johnsurviveson100poundsamonth.

ANputs

B、lives

C、borrows

D、spends

9.One'seconomicconditionoftenaffectshisorherwayoflife.

A、determines

B、shows

C、influences

D^confines

10.Ifyouwanttokeephealthy,youshouldvarythefoodsyoueat.

A、reject

B、accept

C^change

D^choose

11.Shefoundmeverydull.

A、dirty

B、sleepy

C>lazy

D^boring

12.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing.

A、short

B、working

C、formal

D、secret

13.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.

A^mention

B、accept

C^consider

D、drop

14.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday.

A^eats

B、drinks

C、buys

D、produces

15.Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstory.

A^strange

B、frightening

C^difficult

D^interesting

二、阅读判断(共7题，每题1.00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。

请开始答题：

(1).

TheNeedtoRemember

Somepeoplesaytheyhavenomemoryatall:"Ijustcan'trememberathing!”Butofcourseweallhavea

memory.OurmemorytellsUSwhoweare.OurmemoryhelpsUStomakeuseinthepresentofwhatwehave

learntinthepast.

Infactwehavedifferenttypesofmemory.Forexample,ourvisualmemoryhelpsUSrecallfactsandplaces.

Somepeoplehavesuchastrongvisualmemorythattheycanrememberexactlywhattheyhaveseen,forexample,

pagesofabook,asacompletepicture.

Ourverbal（言语的）memoryhelpsUSrememberwordsandfigureswemayhaveheardbutnotseenorwritten:

itemsofashoppinglist,achemicalfomula,dates,orarecipe.

Withouremotional（'情感的）memory,werecallsituationsorplaceswherewehad;strongfeelings,perhapsof

happinessorunhappiness.Wealsohavespecialmemoriesforsmell,taste,touchandsound,andforperforming

physicalmovements.

Wehavetwowaysofstoringanyofthesememories.Ourshort-termmemorystoresitemsforuptothirty

seconds-enoughtorememberatelephonenumberwhilewedial.Ourlong-termmemory,ontheotherhand,may

storeitemsforalifetime.Olderpeopleinfacthaveamuchbiterlong-termmemorythanshort-term.Theymay

forgetwhattheyhavedoneonlyafewhoursago,buthavetheclearestremembrance（记忆）ofwhentheywere

veryyoung.

PsychologiststellUSthatweonlyrememberafewfactsaboutourpast,andthatweinventtherest.Itisasthough

werememberonlytheoutlineofastory.Wethenmakeupthedetails.WeOftendothisinthewaywewantto

rememberthem,usuallySOthatweappearastheheroesofourownpast,ormaybevictimsneedingsympathy（同

情）.

16.VisualmemoryhelpsUSrecallaplacewehavebeento.

A^RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

17.Visualmemorymaybeusedwhenwereadastory

A^RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

18.VerbalmemoryhelpsUSreadwordswehaveneverheard

A、RightWrongC、Notmentioned

19.Emotionalmemoryisusedwhenweperformphysicalmovements

A、RightB、WrongC>Notmentioned

2O.Animalsdonothavealong-termmemory

A、RightB、WrongC>Notmentioned

21.Long—termmemoryismoreimportantthanshort-termmemory.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

22.Generallywerememberonlyafewfactsaboutthepast.

A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned

三、概括大意与完成句子（共8题，每题1.00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1〜4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。

请开始答题：

（1）.

WhatDoDreamsTellUs?

1Whydowedream?Dodreamshavemeanings?Thesearequestionswhichhavetroubledmanfor

thousandsofyears.TheoldestsurvivingbookontheinterpretationofdreamsisEgyptianandisnearly4,000

yearsold.InancientGreece,itwasthoughtthatpeoplewhowereillcouldbecuredbytellingtheirdreams.They

wouldrelatetheirdreamstotheirdoctorswhowouldtellthemwhattheymeantandthengivethemmedicineto

makethemwell.TheancientChinesebelievedthatifapregnantwomandreamedofabear,shewouldhaveason,

andifshedreamedofasnake,shewouldhaveadaughter.Therearemanystoriesaboutdreamsforetelling（预言）

thefuture.

2Wecertainlydonotnowbelievethatdreamsforetellthefuture.Mostscientistsbelievethatdreamsare

basedoneventsinourownlifeandonourfeelings.Theeventsareusuallyveryrecent,mostlywithinthelasttwo

days.Ouremotions,ontheotherhandourwishes,hopesandfearsmaygobackmanyyears,eventoearly

childhood.

3Inadream,eventsarealtered.Adreammaycontainpartsofmanyreal-lifieevents.Mostimportantly,

somethingthatcannotbeshowndirectlymaybeshownindirectly.Forexample,youmightdreamofdrivinga

largecar.Thiscouldmeannotthatyouwanttohavealargercar,butthatyoudesirepower,andmaybeyouwant

tocontrolotherpeople.Again,youmaydreamthatyouareanactorinaplay.Theplayisabouttostart,butyou

havecompletelyforgoesyourlines.Thisdreammayseemst