2008年职称英语考试理工类(B级)试题及答案

2008年度全国职称外语等级考试试卷理工类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.Shefoundmeverydull.AdirtyBsleepyClazyDboring2.ThePresidentmadeabriefvisittoBeijing.AshortBworkingCformaDsecret3.Hewaspersuadedtogiveuptheidea.AmentionBacceptCconsiderDdrop4.Jackconsumesapoundofcheeseaday.AeatsBdrinksCbuysDproduces5.Maryjusttoldusaveryfascinatingstory.AstrangeBfrighteningCdifficultDinteresting6.It'sagorgeousdayanyway.AlovelyBcoldCnormalDrainy7.Herlifeisbecomingmorediverse.AgenerousBhumorousCvariedDromantic8.Foreignmilitaryaidwasprolongingthewar.AbroadeningBworseningCextendingDaccelerating9.Shewasunwillingtogobutshehadnochoice.AunableBindecisiveCreadyDreluctant10.Sheisslender,withdelicatewristsandankles.AsickBweakCslimDpale11.Withimmenserelief,stoppedrunning.AsomeBenormousClittleDextensive12.Thescientistsbegantoaccumulatedata.AcollectBhandleCanalyzeDinvestigate13.Jackeventuallyovertookthelasttruck.AhitBpassedCreachedDled14.Sometimesitisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.ApossibleBprofitableCeasyDwise15.Thereasonfortheirunusualbehaviorremainsapuzzle.AfactBmysteryCstatementDgame第2部分：阅读判断（第16～22题,每题1分,共7分）[暂无]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。TheSupercomputerNetwork1 Recently,tenlaboratoriesrunbygovernmentsindifferentpartsoftheworldhavebecomelinked.Theircomputershavebeenconnectedsotheycan“talk”toeachother.Thismaynotseemverydramaticnews,butitisthebeginningofadevelopmentthatwillincreasethepoweroftheInternettremendously.2 TheInternetisaninterconnected（互联）systemofnetworksthatconnectscomputersroundtheworldandfacilitatesthetransmissionandexchangeofinformation.ThewaythatyouusetheIntermitisbyaccessingthisnetwork.Thisdependsonthepowerthatyoursystemallowsyoutouse.Thepowerofyourcomputerisresponsibleforhowfastyoucandownload（下载）files,howmuchdatayoucanstore,etc.Ifyourcomputerisoldandslow,accessingtheinformationcanbeverydifficult.3 Thenewdevelopmentininformationtechnologyhasbeencalled“thegrid”（网格技术）,anditwillbeanetworkofcomputersthatarelinkedtogether.The“grid”willworkinadifferentwayfromtheInternetenablingyoutogetthepowerofthebiggestcomputersintheworldonyourcomputer.Accessingtheinformationwillnolongerdependonthepowerofyourcomputer.Theideaisthatwhileyouaccessinformation,youwillalsohaveaccesstothepowerofthebiggercomputerstations.4 Oneadvantageofthisrevolutionaryideaisthatgeographicallocationwillbecomeirrelevant.The“grid”willdecidewhicharethebestpartsofaworldwidenetworktodothejobyouwant.ThismeansthatyoumaybeaccessingacomputerInJapantosolveaprobleminAlaska.5 The“grid”canbecomparedtohavinganefficientpersonalassistant.Youcangaveyourassistantataskand“he”willdoitforyou.Theassistantwilldothepreliminaryresearch,collectthedata,comparethemanddecideonthebestcourseofactionbyaccessinganyofthecomputercentersinthe“grid”thathappentohavetherelevantinformation.Ailyouhavetodoisassignthetask,sitbackandwait.6 Atpresent,possibleapplicationsofthe“grid”inscientificresearcharebeingexplored.WhileithastakenaboutfifteenyearsforInternetusetobecomewidespread,expertsbelievethatthe“grid”couldbeusandrunningforprivateindividualsfarmorequickly.Scientistsworking“grid”projectsareconvincedthatitwillbeaswidelyusedasthewebinthenexttenyears.AHowdoesthe“grid”AHowdoesthe“grid”work?BPowersharedCJustmakearequestDLimitationsofpresentInternetuseEDistanceisnotaproblemFAnewerafortheInternet24Paragraph3____________25Paragraph4____________26Paragraph5____________27Traditionallythepowerofyourcomputerdetermineshowfastyoucanaccess____________28The“grid”willenableyoutogetonyourcomputerthepowerof___________29The“grid”wouldbelike____________whocanperformyourtasksefficiently。30Itisbelievedthatthewidespreaduseofthe“grid”willbecomepossibleinthenext__________AthebiggercomputerstationsAthebiggercomputerstationsBtheadvantageCtenyearsDinformationEyourpersonalassistantFfifteenyears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SunspotsIt'snotsurprisingthatsunspots（太阳黑子）wereobservedbyancientastronomers（天文学家）.Thelargestsoupspoonthesuncanbeseenwithoutatelescope.Itwasnotuntiltheinventionofthetelescope（望远镜）intheearly17thcentury,however,thatsystematicstudiesofsunspotscouldbeundertaken.ThegreatastronomerGalileowasamongthefirsttomaketelescopicobservationsofsunspots.Sunspotsareregionsofextremelystrongmagneticfields（磁场）foundonthesun’ssurface.Asunspothasadarkcentralcoreknownastheumbra.Theumbraissurroundedbyadarkringcalledthepenumbra,wherethemagneticfieldspreadsoutward.Sunspotsappeardarkbecausetheyaregivingofflessradiation.Theyarecoolerthantherestofthesun’ssurface.Sunspotsarefrequentlyobservedinpairsofinpairedgroups.Themembersofaspotpairareidentifiedastheleadingspotandthefollowingspot.TheyareidentifiedbytheirpositioninthepairintermsofthedirectioninWhichthesunrotates（旋转）.Thenumberofsunspotsatanyonetimevaries.Alargespotgroupmayconsistofasmanyas10groupsand300spotsacrossthesun.Thenumberofspotschangesinafairlyregularpatterncalledthesunspotcycle.Thelargestnumberoccursaboutevery11years.AtsunspotminimL{m,thereareatmostjustafewsmallspots.Theaveragelifetimeofanindividualspotgroupisroughlyonesolarrotation,whichisabout25days.Themostpersistentlargeslops,howevercansurvivefortwotothreemonths.31.CarefulobservationsandsystematicstudiesofsunspotsA.weremadebyancientastronomers.B.startedintheearly17thcentury.C.weremadebyGalileoonly.D.couldbemadewithoutatelescope.32.Sunspotsarecoolerthantherestofthesun'ssurfacebecauseA.theyproducelessenergy.B.theyareburiedinthesun.C.theyarefarawayfrommagneticfields.D.theyareclosetomagneticfields.33TheleadingspotandthefollowingspotarethenamesofA.twolargesunspots.B.alargespotandasmallspot。C.thetwospotsinaspotpair.D.thecentralcoreandtheringaroundit.34.Infinitenesssunspotactivityhadoccurredin1857,thenextonewouldhavebeeninA.1858.B.1862.C.1865D.186835Inthelastparagraphtheword"persistentmeansA.important.B.effective.C.enduring.D.visible.第二篇WhereHaveAlltheBeesGone?Scientistswhostudyinsectshavearealmysteryontheirhands.Allacrossthecountry,honeybeesareleavingtheirhives（蜂巢）andneverreturning.Researcherscallthisphenomenoncolony-collapse（群体瘫痪）disorder.Itisreposedthat25to40percentofthehoneybeesintheUShavevanishedfromtheirhivessincelastfall.Sofar,noonecanexplainwhy.Colonycollapseisaseriousconcernbecausebeesplayanimportantroleintheproductionofaboutone-thirdofthefoodsweeat.Astheyfeed,honeybeesspreadpollen（花粉）fromflowertoflower.Withoutthisprocess,aplantcan’tproduceseedsorfruits.Now,agroupofscientistsandbeekeepershaveteameduptotrytofigureoutwhat’scausingthealarmingcollapseofsomanycolonies.Theyhopetofindoutwhat’scontributingtothedeclineandtopreventbeedisappearanceinthefuture.Itcouldbethatdiseaseiscausingthedisappearanceofthebees.Toexplorethatpossibility,JayEvans,aresearcherattheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture（SDA）BeeResearchLaboratory,examinesbeestakenfromcoloniesthatarecollapsing.“Weknowwhatahealthybeeshouldlooklikeontheinsideandwecanlookforphysicalsignsofdisease.”hesays.Andbeesfromcollapsingcoloniesdon’tlookveryhealthy.“Theirstomachsareworndowncomparedtothestomachsofhealthybees,”Evanssays.Itmaybethataparasite（寄生虫）makingthebees’digestiveorgans.Theirimmune（免疫的）systemsmaynotbeworkingastheyshould.Moreover,theyhavehighlevelsofbacteriainsidetheirbodies.Anothercauseofcolony-collapsedisordermaybecertainchemicalsthatfarmersapplytokillunwantedinsectsoncrops,saysJerryHayes,chiefbeeinspectorfortheFloridaDepartmentofAgriculture.Somestudies,hesays,suggestthatacertaintypeofinsecticide（杀虫剂）affectsthehoneybee’snewelssystemandmemory.“Itseemslikehoneybeesaregoingoutandgettingconfusedaboutwheretogoandwhattodo,”hesays.Ifitturnsoutthatadiseaseiscontributingtocolonycollapse,bees’genescouldexplainwhysomecolonieshavecollapsedandothershavenot.Inanygroupofbeestherearemanydifferentkindsofgenes.Themoredifferentgenesagrouphas,thehigherthegroup’sgeneticdiversity.Sofarscientistshaven’tdeterminedtheroleofgeneticdiversityincolonycollapse,butit'sapromisingtheory,saysEvans.36.Whatisthemysterythatresearchersfindhardtoexplain?institutions.JohnDurham,assistantsecretary（董事）________(48)ThisboardoverseestotheboardoftrusteesatEastCarolinaUniversity(ECU),explainsthatstatelawsaysthatpublicinstitutionsmustmaketheirservicesavailablewheneverpossibletothepeopleofthestateforfree.DurhamsaidthatNorthCarolinaresidentsonlypay22percentofthecostoftheireducation._____(49)StateresidentsattendingECUpayaboutus$10,000fortuitionroomandboardbeforefinancialaid.Amidthenewsaboutcontinuedincreasesincollegecosts,however,thereissomegoodnews.Tuitionincreaseshavebeenaccompaniedbyroughlyequalincreasesinfinancialaidatalmosteveryuniversity.Toreceivefinancialaid,USstudentscompleteaformalapplicationwiththefederalgovernment.Thefederalgovernmentthendecideswhittleranapplicantiseligible（有资格的）forgrantsorloans.________(50)A.Theapplicationisthensenttothestudent'suniversity,wheretheschoolitselfwilldecidewhetherfreemoneywillbegiventothestudentandhowmuchB.Atpublicuniversities,however,tuitionincreasesmustalsobeapprovedbyastateeducationcommittee,sometimescalledtheboardofgovernorsC.TheschoolcurrentlychargesUS$23,410ayearfortuition.D.ManyAmericanpeoplearesimplyunabletopaythegrowingcostoffoodE.That'smorethandoubletherateofinflation.F.Thestategovernmentcoverstherest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。PaperorPlastic?TakeawalkalongtheChesapeakeBay,andyouarelikelytoseeplasticbagsfloatinginthewater.Theyhavemadetheir_______(51)intolocalwaterwaysand,fromthere,intothebay,whereEnterAnnapolisandyouwillseeplasticbags_______(54)freeindepartmentstoresandsupermarkets.Alderman（市议员）SamShoeshinehasintroducedawell-meaning_______(55)tobanretailersfromdistributingplasticshoppingbagsupMaryland’scapital.Instead,retailerswouldberequiredto_______(56)recycledpaperandtosellreusablebags.ThecityofBaltimoreis_______(57)asimilarmeasure.Opponentsofthe_______(58),however,arguethatpaperbagsareharmful,too：Theycostmoretomake;they_______(59)moreresourcestotransport,andrecyclingthemcausesmorepollutionthanrecyclingplastic.TheargumentfordeprivingAnnapolisresidents_________(60)theirplasticbagsisfarfromaccepted.Everyoneinthis________(61)isrightaboutonething:Disposableshoppingbagsofanytypearewasteful,andthebestoutcomewouldbeforcustomersto________(62)bagsinstead.Annapolis’mayorisinvestigatinghowtohandoutfree,reusableshoppingbagstocityresidents,aproposalthatcanproceed________(63)ofwhetherotherbagsarebanned.Aless-expensivealternativewouldbetoencourageretai