职称英语试题

1、Thestormcausedseveredamage.

A.physicalB.accidentalC.seriousD.environmental【答案】：C

2、Manyformsofcancercanbecuredifdetectedearly

A.selectedB.operatedC.developedD.discovered【答案】：D

3、Thestorywaspublishedwiththesolepurposeofsellingnewspapers

A.realB.mainC.onlyD.practical【答案】：C

4、AlargecrowdassembledoutsidetheAmericanembassy

A.gathered

B-watched

C.shouted

D.walked

【答案】：A

5、HekeptinconstantcontactwithhisfamilywhilehewasinAustralia

A.gradual

B.regular

C.direst

D.occasional

【答案】：B

6、Onthetablewasavasefilledwithartificialflowers

A.wild

B.fresh

C.lovely

D.false

【答案】：D

7、Wehadtroublefindingauurewatersupply

A.typical

B・complete

C.clean

D.clear

【答案】：c

8、“Whatdoyoumeanbythat,5Paulaskedsharply

A.critically

B-helplessy

C.politely

D.quickly

【答案】：A

9、Sheonlyneedsaminuteamountofmoney

A.certain

B.fair

C.full

D.small

【答案】：D

10>Keepyourpassportinasecureplace

A.special

B-good

C.safe

D.different

【答案】：c

11、Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport

A.encouraged

B.allowed

C.called

D.advised

【答案】：A

12、Didsheaccepthisresearchproposal?

A.invitation

B.plan

C.offer

D.view

【答案】：B

13、Thecitycentrewaswipedoutbythebomb

A.covered

B-destroyed

C.reduced

D.moved

【答案】：B

14、I'dliketowithdraw500frommycurrentaccount

A.leave

B.pay

C.put

D-draw

【答案】：D

15、Thecontempthefeltforhisfellowstudentswasobvious

A.hate

B-need

C.loveD.pity【答案】：D

EasternQuakesCanTriggerBigShakes

InthefirstweekofNovember2011,peopleincentralOklahomaexperiencedmorethantwo

dozenearthquakes.Thelargest,amagnitude5.6quake,shookthousandsoffansinacollege

footballstadium,causedcracksinafewbuildingsandrattledthenervesofmanypeoplewhohad

neverfeltaquakebefore.Oklahomaisnotanareaofthecountiyfamousforitsquakes.Ifyou

watchthenewsonTV,youseereportsaboutallsortsofnaturaldisasters—hurricanes,tornadoes,

floodingandwildfires,tonameafew.Butthemostdangeroustypeofnaturaldisaster,andalso

themostunpredictable,istheearthquake.

ResearchersattheU.S.GeologicalSurveyestimatethatseveralmillionearthquakesrattlethe

globeeachyear.Thatmaysoundscary,butpeopledon'tfeelmanyofthetremorsbecausethey

happeninremoteandunpopulatedregions.Manyquakeshappenundertheocean,andothershave

averysmallmagnitude,orshakingintensity.

Amagnitude5.8earthquakethatstruckcentralVirginiatheafternoonofAugust23,2011,

wasfeltfromcentralGeorgiatosoutheasternCanada.Inmanyurbanareas,includingWashington,

D.C.,andNewYorkCity(WallStreetshown),peoplecrowdedthestreetswhileengineers

inspectedbuildings.Credit:Wikimedia/AlexTabak

Scientistsknowaboutsmall,remotequakesonlybecauseofverysensitiveelectronicdevices

calledseismometers.Thesedevicesdetectandmeasurethesizeofgroundvibrationsproducedby

earthquakes.Altogether,USGSresearchersuseseismometerstoidentifyandlocateabout20,000

earthquakeseachyear.

Althoughearthquakescanhappenanywhereintheworld,reallybigquakesoccuronlyin

certainareas.Thelargestonesregisteramagnitude8orhigherandhappen,onaverage,onlyonce

eachyear.SuchbigonestypicallyoccuralongtheedgesofEarth'stectonicplates.

TectonicplatesarehugepiecesofEarth'scrust,sometimesmanykilometersthick.These

platescoverourplanet'ssurfacelikeajigsawpuzzle.Often,jaggededgesoftheseplates

temporarilylocktogether.Whenplatesjostleandscrapepasteachotherearthquakesoccur.On

average,tectonicplatesmoveveryslowly-aboutthesamespeedasyourfingernailsgrow.

Butsometimesearthquakesrumblethroughportionsofthelandscapefarfromaplate'sedges.

Althoughlessexpected,these“mid-plate”tremorscandosubstantialdamage.Someofthebiggest

knownexamplesrattledtheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesago.Today,scientists

arestillpuzzlingoverwhythequakesoccurredandwhensimilaronesmightoccur.

16.Oklahomaisanareaoftenexperiencingnaturaldisasters.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：B

17.Theearthquakeisthemostunpredictablenaturaldisaster.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：c

18.Fewearthquakeshappenwithoutpeople'sawareness.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：B

19.SeismometerscanidentifyandlocatemostoftheearthquakesinChina.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：c

20.Bigearthquakesofamagnitude8Orhigherseldomhappenfarfromtheedgesoftectonic

plates.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：A

21.Whenevertectonicplatesmove,earthquakeshappen.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：B

22.TheearthquakethathittheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatestwocenturiesagoisthe

biggest"mid-plate"oneinhistory.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

【答案】：C

LearnaboutLight

1Ancientcivilizationswereamazedbytheexistenceoflightforthousandsofyears.The

Greekphilosophersbelievedthatlightwasmadeupofcountless,tinyparticlesthatenterthe

humaneyeandcreatewhatwecallvision.However,EmpedoclesandaDutchscientistnamed

ChristianHuygensbelievedthatlightwaslikeawave.Accordingtothem,lightspreadoutand

travelledlikeastraightline.Thistheorywasacceptedduringthe19thcentury.

2In1905,AlbertEinsteinpublishedaresearchpaperinwhichheexplainedwhatis

referredtoasthephotoelectriceffect.Thistheoryexplainsthatparticlesmakeuplight.The

particlesEinsteinwasreferringtoareweightlessbundles（束）ofelectromagnetic（电磁）energy

calledphotons（光子）.Today,scientistsagreethatlighthasadual（二重）nature—itispart

particleandpartwave.Itisaformofenergythatallowsustoseethingsaroundus.

3Thingsthatgiveofflightareknownassourcesoflight.Duringtheday,theprimary

sourceoflightisthesun.Othersourcesoflightincludestars,flames,flashlights,streetlampsand

glowinggasesinglasstube.

4Whenwedrawthewaylighttravelswealwaysusestraightlines.Thisisbecause

normallylightraystravelinastraightline.However,therearesomeinstancesthatcanchangethe

pathandeventhenatureoflight.Theyarereflection,absorption,interference（卜扰）,etc.

5Physicistshaveattemptedtomeasurethespeedoflightsincetheearlytimes.In1849,

HippolyteFizeauconductedanexperimentbydirectingabeamoflighttoamirrorlocated

kilometersawayandplacedarotatingcogwheel（旋转齿轮）betweenthebeamandthemirror.

Fromtherateofrotationofthewheel,numberofwheel'steethanddistanceofthemirror,hewas

abletocalculatethatthespeedoflightis313millionmeterspersecond.Inavacuum（真

空）,however,thespeedoflightis299,792,458meterspersecond.Thisisaboutamilliontimes

fasterthanthespeedofanairplane.

23.Paragraph2__A___

24.Paragraph3__B___

25.Paragraph4—D—

26.Paragraph5__C__

A.Howisthenatureoflightexplainedtoday?

B.Whataresourcesoflight?

C.Howdidphysicistsmeasurethespeedoflight?

D.Howdoeslighttravel?

E.Howdidpeoplethinkoflightyearsago?

F.Whatcausesashadow?

27.Objectsarevisibletothehumaneyeaslightis_D___

28.Stars,flames,flashlightsaresomeexamplesof__A___

29.Someinstancessuchasreflectionandabsorptioncanchange__C___

30.HippolyteFizeauconductedanexperimenttomeasure__E___

A.sourcesoflight

B.thespeedoflight

C.thepathoflight

D.astraightline

E.abeamoflight

F.aformofenergy

Graphene'sSuperstrength

Bigtechnologycomesintinypackages.Newcellphonesandpersonalcomputersgetsmaller

everyyear,whichmeanstheseelectronicsrequireevensmallercomponentsontheinside.

Engineersarelookingforcreativewaystobuildthesecomponents,andthey'veturnedtheireyes

tographene,asuperthinmaterial,madeofcarbon,thatcouldchangethefutureofelectronics.

Thisyear'sNobelPrizeforPhysicshasbeenawardedtoAndreGeimandKostyaNovoselov

fromtheUniversityofManchester,UK.forthediscoveryofgraphene.Grapheneisn'tjustsmall,

it'suthethinnestpossiblematerialinthisworld."saysNovoselov.Hecallsita"wondermaterial."

It'ssothinthatyouwouldneedtostackabout25,000sheetsjusttomakeapileasthickasapiece

ofordinarywhitepaper.Ifyouweretoholdasheetofgrapheneinyourfingers,you'dhaveno

ideabecauseyouwouldn'tbeabletoseeit.

Carbonisoneofthemostabundantelementsintheuniverse.Everyknownkindoflife

containscarbon.Grapheneisasheetofcarbon,butonlyoneatomthick.Youdon'thavetolook

fartofindgraphene—it'sallaroundyou.

Ifyouwantthishigh-techwonderstuff,allyouneedisapencil,paperandalittleadhesive

tape.Usethepenciltoshadeasmallareaonthepaper,andthenapplyasmallpieceofadhesive

tapeoverthearea.Whenyoupullupthetape,you1!1seethatitpullsupathinlayerofsomeof

theshadingfromyourpencil.Thatlayeriscalledgraphite,oneofthesoftestmineralsinthe

world.

Nowstickthesamepieceoftapeonanothersheetofpaperandpullthetapeup---there

shouldbeaneventhinnerlayer,thistimeleftonthepaper.Nowimaginethatyoudothisoverand

over,untilyougetthethinnestpossiblelayerofmaterialonthepaper.Thislayerwouldbeonly

oneatomthick,andyouwouldn'tbeabletoseeit.Graphiteismadeoflayersofgraphene.So

whenyougettothethinnestpossiblelayer,you'vefoundgraphene.

31.Whatwouldchangethefutureofelectronicsaccordingtoengineers?

A.Personalcomputer.

B.Bigtechnology.

C.Graphene.

D.Creativeways.

【答案】：C

32.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutgrapheneistrue?

A.Itisvisibletothehumaneye.

B.Itispossiblythethinnestmaterialintheworld.

C.Itcanbeusedtomakepaper.

D.Findingitdemandstimeandmoney.

【答案】：B

33.Theword“apply“inparagraph4couldbeusedtoreplacedby?

A.push.

B.find.

C.collect.

D.put.

【答案】：D

34.Whatdoesthewritertellinthelasttwoparagraph?

A.Aneasywaytofindgraphene.

B.Significanceofthediscoveryofgraphene.

C.Developmentofhigh-techwonders.

D.Possibleapplicationsofgraphene.

【答案】：A

35.Graphene'ssuperstrengthliesinthefactthat.

A.Itisthethinnestmaterialintheworld.

B.Itismadeofthemostabundantelementsintheworld.

C.Itcanhelptomakeelectroniccomponentssmaller.

D.Ithelpsengineerstoproducemoresensitiveelectronicproducts.

【答案】：C

第二篇

PuertoRicanCuisine（菜肴）

PuertoRico,aCaribbean（加勒比海区）islandrichinhistoryandremarkablenaturalbeauty,

hasacuisineallitsown.Immigration（移民）totheislandhashelpedtoshapeitscuisine,with

peoplefromallovertheworldmakingvariouscontributionstoit.However,beforethearrivalof

theseimmigrants,theTainopeoplelivedontheislandofPuertoRico.Tainocuisineincludedsuch

foodsasrodents（啮齿动物），freshshellfishandfishfriedincornoil.

ManyaspectsofTainocuisinecontinuetodayinPuertoRicancooking,butithasbeen

heavilyinfluencedbytheSpanish,whoinvadedPuertoRicoin1508,andAfricans,whowere

initiallybroughttoPuertoRicotoworkasslaves.Tainocookingstylesweremixedwithideas

broughtbytheSpanishandAfricanstocreatenewdishes.TheSpanishextendedfoodchoicesby

bringingcattle,pigs,goats,andsheeptotheisland.Africansalsoaddedtotheisland'sfoodculture

byintroducingpowerful,contrastingtastesindishes.Infact,muchofthefoodPuertoRicoisnow

famousfor-coffee,coconuts,andoranges-wasactuallyimportedbyforeignerstotheisland.

AcommonassumptionmanypeoplemakeaboutPuertoRicanfoodisthatitisveryspicy（辛

辣的）.It'struethatchilipeppersarepopular;aijcaballeroinparticularisaveryhotchilipepper

thatPuertoRicansenjoy.However,milder（微辣的）taslesarepopulartoo,suchassofrito.Asthe

baseofmanyPuertoRicandishes,sofritoisasaucemadefromchoppedonions,greenbell

peppers,sweetchilipeppers,andahandfulofotherspices.Itisfriedinoilandthenaddedtoother

dishes.

36、wholivedinPuertoRicofirst

A.theAfricans

B•theSpanish

C.theAmericans

D.theTainopeople

【答案】：D

37Inthefirstparagraphtheword"it”refersto

A.immigration

B.Caribbeanhistory

C.theisland'snaturalbeauty

D.PuertoRicancuisine

【答案】：D

38、whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.TainodishesareimportantinPuertoRicancooking

B.Foodimportedbyforeignersisn'treallyPuertoRican

C.PuertoRicancookinghasmanyoutsideinfluences

D.Africanfoodshaveprobablyhadthemostinfluence

【答案】：c

39^Howissofritoused?

A.Itiseatenbeforemeals

B.Itisaddedtootherdishes

C.Itisusedwherefoodsaretoospicy

D.Itiseatenasamaindish

【答案】：B

40、whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.softitoisatypeofextremelyspicyfood

B.ManypeoplethinkPuertoRicanfoodisspicy

C.PuertoRicancuisineusesalotofchilipeppers

D.Aijcaballeroisatypeofchilepepper

【答案】：A

第三篇

ArchiveGallery:TheBestofBionics（仿生学）

Humansmightbethemosthighly-evolvedspeciesontheplanet,butmostanimalspossess

skillswecanonlydreamofhaving.Imaginehowmuchelectricitywecouldsaveifwecouldsee

inthedarkthewaycatsdo.Imagineleapingfromtreetotreelikeamonkey.Giraffes（长颈鹿）,

whichareotherwisecalmandgood-natured,sleeponly4.6hoursaday.

Werealizedalong,longtimeagothatnatureprovidesthebestblueprint（蓝图）for

invention.We*veborrowedcanalsfrombeavers（河狸）andreflectorsfromcat*seyes.Although

thewords"bionics"becamepopularonlyafterthe1960s,historyshowsthatnaturehasalways

providedideasonsolvingeverydayproblems.Ourarchives（档案）don'tgobacktothetimeof

LeonardodaVinciandhisbird-likeflyingmachines,butwecantakeyoutothelate19thcentury,

whereweappliedthosesameprinciplesforbuildingourfirstpracticalairplanes.

TopreparefortheirflightatKittyHawk,theWrightbrothersstudiedthemovementsof

pigeonstofigureouthowtheystayedhighupwhentheywereheavierthanair.Theirsuccess

inspiredscoresofsuccessorstoimproveontheairplanebystudyingvariousaspectsofnature.

OneofOrvilleWright'spupilscaughtandstuffedseagullstoexaminetheirwingspan.Meanwhile,

twoFrenchinventorsexaminedspinningsycamore（梧桐）seedsinanefforttoapplythosesame

motions,reversed,toahelicopter.

Someexamplesaremoreobviousthanothers.Theoutsideoftheairplanedesignedbythe

Wrightbrotherslookslikeaminimalistic（简单抽象艺术）structure.Ontheotherhand,Barney

Connett'sfishsubmarine（潜水艇）actuallylookslikeafish.

Somebio-inspiredconceptshaveyettobeinvented.Inthe1960s,theUSArmy

commissionedseveraluniversityprofessorstoconductresearchonthemotorskillsofanimalsin

hopeofapplyingthosesameabilitiestotanks.Tanksthatrunlikehorsesorjumplike

grasshoppers（蚂蚱）-soundsshocking,doesn'tit?Butimaginehowlifewouldchangeifwecould

achievethat.

41.''Cats","monkeys"and'giraffes"mentionedinparagraph1areexamplestoillustrate

A.theyarehighly-evolvedspeciesashumans.

B.animalshaveskillsthathumansdonotpossess.

C.humanscanlearnanimals'skills.

D.theyareskillfulindifferentways.

【答案】：B

42.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundinthearchivegallery?

A.Firstpracticalairplanesbuiltinthelate19thcentury.

B.Historybooks.

C.TheWrightbrothers*sculpture.

D.LeonardodaVinci'sbird-likeflyingmachines.

【答案】：A

43.WhathappenedaftertheWrightbrothers'success?

A.Peoplecarriedoutasystematicstudyonpigeons.

B.Peoplecouldflytheirairplaneforfun.

C.PeoplekepttheirairplaneataFrenchgallery.

D.Peoplestudiedmoreanimalsandplantstodeveloptheairplane.

【答案】：D

44.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearchcarriedoutbytheUSArmy?

A.Ithaschangedourlife.

B.Ithascostalargesumofmoney.

C.Ithasimprovedtheabilitiesoftanks.

D.Ithasnotsucceededyet.

【答案】：C

45.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellinthepassage?

A.Someanimalspossessuniqueskills.

B.Manyinventionsgetideasfromnature.

C.Peopleshouldprotectnature.

D.Bionicsisfarfromperfect.

【答案】：B

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别放回原有位置，以恢复文章面貌。

ForestsforCities

YouarestandinginabeautifulforestinJapan.Theairiscleanandsmellslikeplantsand

flowers.Thereare175differentkindsoftrees,and60kindsofbirdslivehere.___C(46)

YouaredowntowninthecityofNara,Japan,inKasugayamaForest,theoldesturbanforestinthe

world.Itwasstartedmorethanathousandyearsago,andtodayit'sverypopularwithtouristsand

artists.

Citiesaroundtheworldareworkingtoprotecttheirurbanforests.Someurbanforestsare

parks,andsomearejuststreetswithalotoftrees.Butallurbanforestshavemanygoodeffectson

theenvironment.D___(47)Theyalsostopthenoisefromheavytraffic.Theyevenmakethe

weatherbetterbecausetheymaketheair3-5degreescooler,andtheystopstrongwinds.

Urbanforestsalsohavemanygoodeffectsonpeople.Theymakethecitymorebeautiful.Ina

crowdedarea,theygivepeopleaplacetorelaxandspendtimeinnature.___B_(48)

Insomecountries,peoplearestartingnewurbanforests.InEngland,therearenow1.3

milliontreesinanurbanforestcalledThamesChase,eastofLondon.Itwasstartedin1990,andit

hasgrownveryfast.Walkingandbicycleclubsusetheforest,andthereareprogramsforchildren

andartists.

_E_(49)

Someoldercitiesdon'thavespaceforabigurbanforest,butplantingtreesonthestreets

makesthecitybetter.Scientistsfoundthatcommuters(通勤人员)feelmorerelaxedwhenthey

canseetrees.Treesareevengoodforbusiness.___A(50)Inthefuture,urbanforestswill

becomeevenmoreimportantasourcitiesgrowbigger.Inthemegacities(超大城市)oftomorrow,

peoplewillneedmoregreenspacetoliveacomfortablelife.Plantingtreestodaywillmakeour

livesbetterinthefuture.

A.Peoplespendmoretimeatshoppingcentersthathavetrees

B.Inhotcountries,urbanforestsarecoolplacesforwalkingandotherhealthyexercises

C.Butyouarenotinruralarea

D.Treestakepollutionoutoftheair

E.In2033,itwillhave5milliontrees

F.Ithasmanykindsofbirdsinthecountry

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Germs(细菌)onBanknotes

Peopleindifferentcountriesusedifferenttypesofmoney:yuaninChina,pesosinMexico,

poundsintheUnitedKingdom,dollarsintheUnitedStates,AustraliaandNewZealand.They

mayusedifferentcurrencies,butthesecountries,andprobablyallcountries,stillhaveonethingin

(51)(变化):germsonthebanknotes.

Scientistshavebeenstudyingthegermsonmoneyforwellover。100years.Attheturnofthe

20th(52),someresearchersbegantosuspectthatgermslivingonmoneycouldspread

disease.

Moststudiesofgermymoneyhavelookedatthegermsonthecurrency(53)one

country.Inanewstudy,FrankVriesekoopandotherresearcherscomparedthegermpopulations

foundonbillsofdifferent(54).

VriesekoopisamicrobiologistattheUniversityofBallaratinAustralia.Heledthestudy,

whichcomparedthegermpopulationsfoundonmoney(55)from10nations.The

scientistsstudied1,280banknotesintotal;allcamefromplaceswherepeoplebuyfood,like

supermarkets,streetvendorsandcafes,(56)thosebusinessesoftenrel