2017职称英语理工类考试试题及答案

2017职称英语综合类B级模拟题及答案

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有下划线，请从每个句

子后面所给的4个选项中选择I个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案

涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1>Heblendedthesecolortogethertopaintthewall.

A.mixed

B.made

C.cooked

D.eaten

2>Theyfinallymodifytheirresearchplan.

A.clarify

B.change

C.define

□.develop

3、TheeconomycontinuedtoexhibittendencyofdeclineinSeptember.

A.play

B.send

C.show

D.tell

4>AremarkablyshortmanplaysbasketballwithhischildreneverySaturday.

A.practically

B.considerably

C.wonderfully

0.completely

5、Thedentisthasdecidedtoextractherbadtooth.

A.takeout

B.takein

C.takeoff

D.takeup

6、Itisabsurdtopredictthatthesunwillnotrisetomorrow.

A.ridiculous

B.funny

C.odd

D.foolish

7、Alotofpeoplecouldfallillafterdrinkingcontaminatedwater.

A.muddied

B.polluted

C.mixed

0.troubled

8、Theroomisgloomybuttidy.

A.tiny

B.pleasant

C.dark

0.agreeable

9、Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgaugeoffutureeconomicactivity

A.measure

B.opinion

C.evaluation

0.decision

10>It'sprudenttostartanyexerciseprogramgraduallyatfirst.

A.workable

B.sensible

C.possible

0.feasible

11>Heisrenownedforhisperfectperformaceinthemovie.

A.remembered

B.praised

C.recommended

D.well-known

12>Youhavetobepatientifyouwanttosustainyourposition.

A.maintain

B.establish

C.acquire

0.support

13>Shestaredathissonandshakedwithanger.

A.jumped

B.cried

C.swayed

D.trembled

14>Medicalfacilitiesarebeingupgraded.

A.renewed

B.repaired

C.improved

0.increased

15>wearesotiredafteroneworkonthisprogram.

A.gloomy

B.ugly

C.silly

0.exhausted

阅读下面这篇短文，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，请在答题卡上把A涂黑;如果该句提供的是

错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑：如果该旬的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题

卡上把c涂黑。

16、请根据短文的内容，对16-23做出判断

TakingPicturesoftheWorld

MeetAnnieGriffithsBelt,aNationalGeographicphotographer.Belthasworked

forNationalGeographicsince1978,andhastakenpicturesonalmostevery

continentintheworld.Infact,AntarcticaistheonlycontinentBelthasn'tseenyet.

Belt'sphotographsarewellknownfortheirbeautyandhighquality.Theyalso

reflectverydifferentculturesandregionsoftheworld..Belthasphotographedthe

ancientcityofPetra,Jordan,aswellasthegreenlandscapesoftheLakeDistrictin

England.Recently,herpicturesappearedinabookaboutundevelopednatural

placesinNorthAmerica.

EverywherethatBeltgoes,shetakespicturesofpeople.Belthasfoundwaysto

connectwithpeopleofallagesandnationalitiesevenwhenshedoesnotspeaktheir

language."Thegreatestprivilegeofmyjobisbeingallowedintopeople'slives,"she

hassaid."Thecameraislikeapassport,andIamoftenoverwhelmedbyhowquickly

peoplewelcomeme!"

KnowinghowtobreaktheicehashelpedtomakeBeltasuccessful

photographer,butexpertssaythatanyonecanlearntoconnectwithnewpeople.

Whenpeoplespeakthesamelanguage,greetingandsmalltalkcanmakestrangers

feelmorecomfortablewitheachother.Whenpeopledon'tspeakthesamelanguage,

asmileisveryhelpful.Havingsomethingincommoncanalsohelpbreaktheice.For

example,Belthastraveledwithhertwochildren,sowhenshetakespicturesof

childrenortheirparents,theyallhavethatfamilyconnectionincommon.Evenbad

weathercanhelppeopletoconnectwhentheyareexperiencingittogether.

Belthassomeadviceifyouarethinkingaboutacareerinphotography.Youcan

volunteertotakepicturesforalocalorganizationthatcan'taffordtohirea

professionalphotographer.Youcanalsotakeagood,honestlookatyourbest

photographs.Ifyou*rearealphotographer,yourphotosaregoodbecauseofyour

personalandtechnicalskills.Beltalsorecommendsstudyingandlearningfrom

photostakenbyprofessionalphotographers.

Remember,thenexttimeyoulookasabeautifulphotograph,youmightbe

lookingattheworkofAnnieGriffithsBelt.Andthenexttimeyoumeetanewperson,

don'tbeafraidtobreaktheice,theconnectionyoumakecouldbeveryrewarding.

BelthasnevertraveledtoEngland.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

17>Belthaswonalotofawardsforherwonderfulphotographs.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

18>PetraisaveryoldcityinJordan.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

19>Belthasworkedforanumberofmagazines.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

20>BeltcanonlyconnectwithEnglish-speakers.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

21>Peoplecanconnectwitheachotherinbadweather.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

22>Volunteeringisonewaytobeginaphotographycareer.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：⑴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个正确的小标题;（2）第27-30题要求从所给的6

个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位

置上。

23、根据材料，回答23-31问题。

StanfordUniversity

1.StanfordUniversity,famousasoneofnorthernCalifornia'sseveral

institutionsofhigherlearning,issometimescalled"theHarvardoftheWest".The

closenessofStanfordtoSanFrancisco,acitythirty-twomilestothenorth,givesthe

universityadecidedlycosmopolitan（世界性的）flavor.

2.ThestudentsareenrolledmainlyfromthewesternUnitedStates.Butmostof

thefiftystatessendstudentstoStanford,andmanyforeignstudentsstudyhere,as

well.Andstandardsforadmissionremainhigh.Youngmenandwomenareselected

toentertheuniversityfromtheupperfifteenpercentoftheirhighschoolclasses.

3.Notonlybecauseofthehighcaliber（素质）ofitsstudentsbutalsobecauseof

thedesirablelocationandclimate,Stanfordhasattractedtoitsfacultysomeofthe

world'smostrespectedscholars.TheuniversitystaffhasincludedmanyNobelprize

winnerssuchasDr.FelixBloch,Dr.RobertHofstadter,andDr.WilliamShockleyin

physics,Dr.AuthorKornbergandDr.JoshuaLederberginmedicine,andDr.PaulJ.

FloryandDr.LinusPaulinginchemistry.TheRussiannovelistAleksandr

Solzhenistsynhasbeeninresidence.Stanford'sundergraduateschoolofengineering

anditsgraduateschoolsofbusiness,law,andmedicineareespeciallywell-regarded.

4.Whatisstudentlifelikeon"TheFarm"?Culturally,thecampusisamagnet

forbothstudentsandcitizensofnearbycommunities.Plays,concerts,andoperas

areperformedintheuniversity'sseveralauditoriumsandinitsoutdoortheater,

wheregraduationsarealsoheld.Severalfilmseriesarepresentedduringtheschool

year.Guestlecturersfrompublicandacademiclifefrequentlyappearoncampus.In

theevenings,manystudentsgathertosocializeintheStudentUnion'scoffeehouse;

herethebeverages（饮料）andtheatmospherebothhaveadecidedlyEuropean

flavor.Forthesports-minded,theStanfordcampusoffershighlydevelopedathletic

facilities.Teamspots,swimming,andtrackandfieldactivityareallverymuchpartof

theStanfordpicture.Soarebicyclingandjogging.

5.Inadditiontofinancialsupportfromalumni（校友），Stanfordreceivesgrants

fromthegovernmentandfromprivatephilanthropic（慈善的）foundations.Inrecent

years,governmentgrantshavemadepossibleadvancedstudiesinthefieldsof

history,psychology,education,andatomicenergy.AtpresentStanfordiscarrying

outanambitiousbuildingprogram,financedinpartbytheFordFoundation's25

milliongrant.Recentlyaddedtothecampusareanewphysicsbuilding,newschool

ofbusiness,newgraduateschooloflaw,newstudentunion,andundergraduate

library.

Paragraph2

A.ColorfulLifeonCampus

B.IntelligentStudentBody

C.SchoolAdministration

0.DistinguishedFaculty

E.SubstantialFinancialSupport

F.heHarvardOftheWest

24、Paragraph3

A.ColorfulLifeonCampus

B.IntelligentStudentBody

C.SchoolAdministration

0.DistinguishedFaculty

E.SubstantialFinancialSupport

F.heHarvardOftheWest

25>Paragraph4

A.ColorfulLifeonCampus

B.IntelligentStudentBody

C.SchoolAdministration

0.DistinguishedFaculty

E.SubstantialFinancialSupport

F.heHarvardOftheWest

26、Paragraph5

A.ColorfulLifeonCampus

B.IntelligentStudentBody

C.SchoolAdministration

0.DistinguishedFaculty

E.SubstantialFinancialSupport

F.heHarvardOftheWest

27>ThosehighschoolgraduateswhocanenterStanfordUniversity

A.theycanfindthebeststudents

B.theuniversity'sacademicadvancementandphysicalextension

C.someofthemostdistinguishedscholars

D.whereasportsmeetiSheldeveryyear

E.musthavebeenthetopstudentsintheirclasses

F.mustbehardworking

28>Manyprofessorsliketoteachinthisuniversitypartlybecausehere

A.theycanfindthebeststudents

B.theuniversity'sacademicadvancementandphysicalextension

C.someofthemostdistinguishedscholars

D.whereasportsmeetiSheldeveryyear

E.musthavebeenthetopstudentsintheirclasses

F.mustbehardworking

29、Onthefacultyoftheuniversitythereare

A.theycanfindthebeststudents

B.theuniversity/sacademicadvancementandphysicalextension

C.someofthemostdistinguishedscholars

D.whereasportsmeetiSheldeveryyear

E.musthavebeenthetopstudentsintheirclasses

F.mustbehardworking

30、Financialsupportfrombothprivateorganizationsandthegovernmenthas

madepossible

A.theycanfindthebeststudents

B.theuniversity/sacademicadvancementandphysicalextension

C.someofthemostdistinguishedscholars

D.whereasportsmeetiSheldeveryyear

E.musthavebeenthetopstudentsintheirclasses

F.mustbehardworking

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的

内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择I个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

31、根据材料，回答31-36问题。

第一答

WhenourEyesServeourStomach

Oursensesaren'tjustdeliveringastrictviewofwhat'sgoingonintheword;

they'reaffectedbywhat'sgoingoninourheads.Anewstudyfindsthathungry

peopleseefood-relatedwordsmoreclearlythanpeoplewho'vejusteaten.

Psychologistshaveknownfordecadesthatwhat'sgoingon,insideourhead

affectsoursenses.Forexample,poorerchildrenthinkcoinsarelargerthantheyare,

andhungrypeoplethinkpicturesoffoodarebrighter,RemiRadelofUniversityof

NiceSopbia-Antipolis,France,wantedtoinvestigatehowthishappens.Doesit

happenrightawayasthebrainreceivessignalsfromtheeyesoralittlelaterasthe

brain'shigh-levelthinkingprocessesgetinvolved?

Radelrecruited42studentswithanormalbodymassindex.Onthedayofhisor

herrest,eachstudentwastoldtoarriveatthelabatnoonafterthreeorfourhours

ofnoteating.Thentheyweretoldtherewasadelay.Someweretoldtocomeback

in10minutes;othersweregivenanhourtogetlunchfirst.Sohalfthestudentswere

hungrywhentheydidtheexperimentandtheotherhalfhadjusteaten.

Fortheexperiment,theparticipantlookedatacomputerscreen.Onebyone,

80wordsflashedonthescreenforaboutl/300thofasecondeach.Theyflashedat

sosmallasizethatthestudentscouldonlyconsciouslyperceive.Aquarterofthe

wordswerefood-related.Aftereachword,eachpersonwasaskedhowbrightthe

wordwasandaskedtochoosewhichoftwowordsthey'dseenafood-relatedword

likecakeoraneutralwordlikeboat.Eachwordappearedtoobrieflyforthe

participanttoreallyreadit.

Hungrypeoplesawthefood-relatedwordsasbrighterandwerebetterat

identifyingfood-relatedwords.Becausethewordappearedtooquicklyforthemto

bereliablyseen,thismeansthatthedifferenceisinperceptionnotinthinking

processes,Adelsays.

"Thisissomethinggreattome,Humanscanreallyperceivewhattheyneedor

whattheystrivefor.Fromtheexperiment,Iknowthatourbraincanreallybeatthe

disposalofourmotivesandneeds,"Radelsays.

WhatdoesthenewstudymentionedinParagraph1find?

A.Hungrypeopleseeeverywordmoreclearlythanordinarypeople.

B.Hungrypeoplearealwaysthinkingoffood-relatedwords.

C.Hungrypeoplearemoresensitivetofood-relatedwordsthan

stomach-fullpeople.

D.Hungrypeopledonothavelower-levelofthinkingprocess.

32、Whathavepsychologistsknownforalongtime?

A.Poorerchildrenthinkcoinsarelargerthantheyare.

B.Hungrypeoplethinkpicturesoffoodarebrighter.

C.Hungrypeopleseefood-relatedwordsmoreclearly.

D.Whatwethinkinsideourheadaffectswhatwesense.

33、Whywasthereadelayonthedayoftheexperiment?

A.Becausehungrypeopleneededtimetofilltheirstomach.

B.BecauseRadelwantedtocreatetwogroupsoftestees,hungryand

non-hungry.

C.Becausenoonwasnottherighttimeforanyexperiment.

0.BecauseRadelneededtimetoselectparticipantsintermsofbodymass

index.

34、Whatdidtheresultsoftheexperimentindicate?

A.80wordsflashedonthescreentoofastfortheparticipanttointentionally

perceive.

B.Hungrypeoplewerebetteratidentifyingneutralwords.

C.Peoplewhohadjusteatenwerebetteratidentifyingfood-relatedwords.

D.Theparticipantscouldbarelyperceivewhattheyneededorwhattheystrived

for.

35、Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Human'ssensesaren'tjustdeliveringastrictviewofwhat'sgoingoninthe

world.

B.What'sperceivedbyoursensesaffectsonrwayofthinking.

C.Humanbrainscanreallybeatthedisposalofourmotivesandneeds.

0.Thinkingprocessesguaranteethenormalfunctionsofoursenses.

36、根据材料，回答36-41问题

年第一一篇

MusicalRobotCompanionEnhancesListenerExperience

Shimi,amusicalcompaniondevelopedbyGeorgiaTech'sCenterforMusic

Technology,recommendssongs,dancestothebeatandkeepsthemusicpumping

basedonlistenerfeedback.Thesmartphone-enabled（智能手机支持的），

one-foot-tallrobotisbilledasaninteractive"musicalfriend".

"Shimiisdesignedtochangethewaythatpeopleenjoyandthinkabouttheir

music/'saidProfessorGilWeinberg,therobot'screator.Hewillunveiltherobotat

theJune27thGoogleI/OconferenceinSanFrancisco.AbandofthreeShimirobots

willperformforguests,dancinginsyncwithmusiccreatedinthelabandcomposed

accordingtoitsmovements.

Shimiisessentiallyadockingstationwitha"brain"poweredbyanAndroid

phone.Oncedockedtherobotgainsthesensingandmusicalgenerationcapabilities

oftheuser'smobiledevice.Inotherwords,ifthere'san"app"forthat,Shimiisready.

Forinstance,byusingthephone'scameraandface-detectingsoftware,Shimican

followalisteneraroundtheroomandpositionits"ears",orspeakers,foroptimal

sound.Anotherrecognitionfeatureisbasedonrhythmandtempo.Iftheusertapsa

beat,Shimianalyzesit,scansthephone'smusicallibraryandimmediatelyplaysthe

songthatbestmatchesthesuggestions.Oncethemusicstarts,Shimidancestothe

rhythm.

"Manypeoplethinkthatrobotsarelimitedbytheirprogramminginstructions,"

saidMusicTechnologyPh.

D.candidateMasonBretan,"Shimishowsusthatrobotscanbecreative

andinteractive."Futureappsintheworkswillallowtheusertoshaketheirheadin

disagreementorwaveahandintheairtoalertShimitoskiptothenextsongor

increase/decreasethevolume.Therobotwillalsohavethecapabilitytorecommend

newmusicbasedontheuser'ssongchoicesandprovidefeedbackonthemusicplay

list.

Weinberghopesotherdeveloperswillbeinspiredtocreatemoreappsto

expandShimi'screactiveandinteractivecapabilities."Ibelievethatourcenteris

aheadofarevolutionthatwillseemorerobotsinhomes."Weinbergsaid.

WeinbergisintheprocessofcommercializingShimithroughanexclusive

licensingagreementwithGeorgiaTech.Weinberghopestomaketherobotavailable

toconsumersbythe2013holidayseason."Ifrobotsaregoingtoarriveinhomes,we

thinkthattheywillbethiskindofmachines-small,entertainingandfun,"Weinberg

said."Theywillenhanceyourlifeandpavethewayformoreintelligentservice

robotsinourlives.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs?

A.Shimiisaone-foottallrobot.

B.Shimiisthecreatorofthemusicalcompanion.

C.Shimiisadockingstation（对接站）witha"brain"poweredbyan

Androidphone.

D.Shimicangainthesensingandmusicalgenerationcapabilitiesoftheuser's

mobiledevice.

37>WhatdoesShimidoiftheusertapsabeat?

A.Itstoresthebeatinthemusicallibrary.

B.lttransmitsthebeattothedockingstation.

C.ltpositionsitsspeakersforoptimalsound.

D.ltselectsaperfectly-matchedsong.

38>Comparedwiththoserobberlimitedtheprogramming,Shimiis

A.same

B.similar

C.identical

0.different,

39、WhatisthepredictionofWeinbergaboutShimi?

A.Shimicanbeappliedtoalltypesofsmartphones.

B.Shimiwillbringmorefuntothehumanlives.

C.himiwillbeappreciatedbyallusers.

D.Shimiwillbecommercializedbytheendof2012.

40、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheresearchcenterisdevelopingastrongerandmoreversatileShimi.

B.GeorgiaTech.willdevelopmoreappsforShimi.

C.Shimiisnotyettechnologicallyreadyforcommercialization.

0.RobotssuchasShimiarecreatedforlargecorporationsratherthanhomes.

41、根据材料，回答41-46问题。

第二—霞

ResearchersDiscoverWhyHumansBeganWalkingUpright

Mostofuswalkandcarryitemsinourhandseveryday.Theseareseemingly

simpleactivitiesthatthemajorityofusdon'tquestion.Butaninternationalteamof

researchers,includingDr.RichmondfromGW'sColumbianCollegeofArtsand

Scienceshavediscoveredthathumanwalkingupright,mayhaveoriginatedmillions

ofyearsagoasanadaptationtocarryingscarce,high-qualityresources.Theteamof

researchersfromtheU.S.,England,JapanandPortugalinvestigatedthebehaviorof

modern-daychimpanzeesastheycompetedforfoodresources,inaneffortto

understandwhatecologicalsettingswouldleadalargeape-onethatresemblesthe

6million-yearoldancestorwhosharedincommonwithlivingchimpanzees-towalk

ontwolegs.

"Thesechimpanzeesprovideamodeloftheecologicalconditionsunderwhich

ourearliestancestorsmighthavebegunwalkingontwolegs,"saidDr.Richmond.

Theresearchfindingssuggestthatchimpanzeesswitchtomovingontwolimbs

insteadoffourinsituationswheretheyneedtomonopolizearesource.Standingon

twolegsallowsthemtocarrymuchmoreatonetimebecauseitfreesuptheirhands.

Overtime,intenseburstsofbipedalactivitymayhaveledtoanatomicalchangesthat

inturnbecamethesubjectofnaturalselectionwherecompetitionforfoodorother

resourceswasstrong.

TwostudieswereconductedbytheteaminGuinea,Thefirststudywas

conductedbytheteaminKyotoUniversity'sHoutdoorlaboratory"inanatural

clearinginBossouForest.Researchersallowedthewildchimpanzeesaccessto

differentcombinationsoftwodifferenttypesofnut-theoilpalmnut,whichis

naturallywidelyavailable,andthecoulanut(口J乐果),whichisnot.The

"chimpanzees"behaviorwasmonitoredinthreesituations:(a)whenonlyoilpalm

nutswerevailable,(b)whenasmallnumberofcoulanutswereavailable,and

(c)whencoulanutswerethemajorityavailableresource.

Whentherareconlanutswereavailableonlyinsmallnumbers,the

chimpanzeestransportedmoreatonetime.Similarly,whencoulanutswerethe

majorityresource,thechimpanzeesignoredtheoilpalmnutsaltogether.The

chimpanzeesregardedthecoulanutsasamorehighly-prizedresourceand

competedforthemmoreintensely.

Insuchhigh-competitionsettings,thefrequencyofcasesinwhichthe

chimpanzeesstartedmovingontwolegsincreasedbyafactoroffour.Notonlywas

itobviousthatbipedalmovementallowedthemtocarrymoreofthisprecious

resource,butalsothattheywereactivelytryingtomoveasmuchastheycouldin

onegobyusingeverythingavailable-eventheirmouths.

Thesecondstudy,byKimberleyHockingsofOxfordBrookesUniversitywasa

14-monthstudyofBossouchimpanzeescrop-raiding,asituationinwhichtheyhave

tocompeteforrateandunpredictableresources.Here,35percentofthe

chimpanzees'activityinvolvedsomesortofbipedalmovement,andonceagain,this

behaviorappearedtobelinkedtoaclearattempttocarryasmuchaspossibleat

onetime.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothefirsttwo

paragraphs?

A.Manypeoplequestionthesimplehumanactivitiesofwalkingandcarrying

items.

B.Chimpanzee'sbehaviorsmaysuggestwhyhumanswalkontwolegs.

C.Humanwalkinguprightisviewedasanadaptationtocarryingprecious

resources.

D.Ourancestorshavesomethingincommonwiththosemodern-day

chimpanzees.

42>Dr.Richmondconductedtheexperimentwiththepurposeoffinding

A.whenhumansbeganwalkingontwolegs

B.whatmadeourancestorswalkupright

C.whatbenefitswalkinguprightbroughttoourancestors

D.howwalkinguprighthelpedchimpanzeesmonopolizeresources

43>KyotoUniversitry'sstudydiscoveredthatchimpanzees___

A.regardedbothtypesofnutaspricedresources

B.preferredoilpalmnutstocoulanuts

C.likedcoulanutsbetterthanoilpalmnuts

D.ignoredbothtypesofnutaltogether

44>WhydidthechimpanzeeswalkontwolimbsduringKyotoUniversity's

experiment?

A.Becausetheyimitatedthehumnanwayofwalkingjustforfun.

B.Becausetheywantedtopleasetheresearcherstogetmorecoulanuts

fromthem.

C.Becausetheywantedtogettothenut-richforestfaster-bywalkingthatway.

0.Becausetheywantedtocarrymorenutswithtwofreelimbs.

45、Whatcanweinferfromthereadingpassage?

A.Chimpanzeesareinthesameprocessofevolutionasourancestorswere.

B.Chimpanzeesaresimilartohumansinmanybehaviors.

C.Walkingontwolimbsandwalkingonfourlimbseachhavetheiradvantages.

D.Humanwalkingontwolegsdevelopedasameansofsurvival.

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容

选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答

题卡相应的位置上

46、根据材料，完成46-51问题。

HeatIsKiller

Extremelyhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhot

weatherjustmakesmostpeoplefeelhot,itcancauseseriousmedicalproblems

evendeath.Floods,storms,volcanoeruptionsandothernaturaldisasterskill

thousandsofpeopleeveryyear.(46)Expertssayheatmaybenature's

deadliestkiller.Recently,extremeheatwasblamedforkillingmorethanone

hundredpeopleinIndia.Itisreportedthatthetotalheatofahotdayorseveraldays

canaffecthealth.(47).Expertssayheatwavesoftenbecomedangerous

whenthenighttimetemperaturedoesnotdropmuchfromthehighestdaytime

temperature.Thiscausesgreatstressonthehumanbody.

(48)Stayoutofthesun,ifpossible.Drinklotsofcoolwater.Wearlight

coloredclothingmadeofnaturalmaterials;avoidwearingsyntheticclothing.Make

suretheclothingisloose,permittingfreedomofmovement.Andlearnthedanger

signsofthemedicalproblems,suchasheadacheandvomiting,thatarelinkedto

heat.(49)Thepainisawarningthatthebodyisbecomingtoohot.Doctors

saythosesufferingheadacheormusclepainshouldstopallactivityandrestinacool

placeanddrinkcoolliquids.Donotreturntophysicalactivityforafewhours

becausemoreseriousconditionscoulddevelop.

Doctorssaysomepeoplefaceanincreaseddangerfromheat

stress.(50)Hoteatheralsoincreasesdangersforpeoplewhomusttake

medicineforhighbloodpressure,poorbloodflow,nervousnessordepression.

A.Suchpersonshaveaweakordamagedheart,highbloodpressure,or

otherproblemsofthebloodsystem.

B.Severaloftheseconditionsarepresentatthesametime.

C.Mostpeoplesufferonlymusclepainasaresultofheatstress.

0.Severalhotdaysareconsideredaheatwave.

E.Sodoesextremeheat.

F.Doctorssaypeoplecandomanythingstoprotectthemselvesfromthe

dangersofextremeheat.

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的

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51、根据材料，回答｛TSE｝问题

LessIsMore

Itsoundsallwrong-drillingholesinapieceofwoodtomakeitmoreresistant

toknocks.Butitworksbecausetheenergyfromtheblowgetsdistributed

throughoutthewoodratherthanfocusingononeweakspot.Thediscoveryshould

leadtomoreeffectiveandlighterpackagingmaterials.Carpentershave

known(51)centuriesthatsomewoodsaretougherthanothers.Hickory(ill

核桃木),forexample,wasturnedintoaxehandlesandcartwheelspokes(轮辐)

becauseitcanabsorbshockswithoutbreaking.Whiteoak,forexample,ismuch

moreeasilydamaged,(52)itisalmostasdense.JulianVincentatBathe

Universityand