職稱英語理工類B級模擬36

第1部分：詞匯選項

1、MarxismdoctrinewasspelledoutintheCommunistManifesto.

A.evaluatedB.detailedC.supportedD.mentioned

2、Sheperseveredinherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A.DersistedB.consistedC.resistedD.

suggested

3、ProhibitionintheUnitedStatesusheredi〉aneraofcrimeandcorruption.

A.introducedB.causedC.usedD.upset

4、Thelocalgovernmentdecidedtomergethetwofirmsintoabigone.

A.motivateB.combineC.compactD.nominate

5、Thegreatchangeofthecityastonishedallthevisitors.

A.surprisedB.scaredC.excitedD.moved

6、"It'sbeenaprivilegetomeetyou,sir,'*theyoungmansaidtotheartist

ashewasleaving.

A.apleasureB.anambition

C.anhonourD.asadoccasion

7、Aseapenthesizeofafootballfieldawaitsthewhaleinaisolatedbay

inWestmanIslands.

A.includedB.secluded

C.selectedD.secret

8、Manyfinecooksinsistoningredientsofthehighestquality.

A.demandB.relyonC.prepareforD.create

9、Uptonowztheworkhasbeeneasy.

A.SoB.Solong

C.SothatD.Sofar

10、Thedentisthasdecidedtotakeoutthegirl*sbadtooth.

A.digB.drawC.pullD.extract

11>Theseoldbuildingsaregorgeous.

A.ridiculousB.lovelyC.magnificentD.peculiar

12>Theycanputupwiththepoorlivingcondition.

A.tolerateB.acceptC.supportD.refuse

13、ProfessorTaylor1stalkhasindicatedthatsciencehasaverystronginfluence

ontheeverydaylifeofnon-scientistsaswellasscientists.

A.motivationB.perspective

C.impressionD.impact

14、PleasedonothesitatetocallmeifIcanbeoffurtherassistance.

A.contactB.see

C.helpD.touch

15>Theprojectrequiredtenyearsofdiligentresearch.

A.hardworkingB.socialC.basicD.scientific

第2部分：閱讀判斷

MotherNatureShowsHerStrength

Tornadoes（龍卷風）andheavythunderstormsmovedacrosstheGreatLakesand

intoTrumbullCountyonSaturdayevening.Thestormsweredramaticand

dangerous.

GeorgeSnyderwasdrivingthefiretruckdownRoute88whenhefirstnoticed

thatafunnel（漏斗狀的）cloudwasbehindhim.”工stoppedthetruckandwatched

thefunnelcloud.Itwasabout100feetoffthegroundandIsawitgoup

anddownforawhile.ItwasmovingtowardBradleyRoadandthensuddenly

itdisappeared."Snydersaid.

Snyderonlysawoneofthefunnelcloudsthatpassedthroughnortheastern

OhioonSaturday.InTrumbullCounty,atornadoturnedtreesontotheirsides.

Sometreesfellontohousesandcars.Othertreesfellintotelephoneand

electricalwiresastheywentdown.

AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartywhenthestormbegan.nIknewsomething

waswrong,"hesaid.”工sawtheskygogreenandpink（粉幻二色）.Thenitsounded

likeatrainrushingtowardthehouse.Istartedcryingandtoldeveryone

togotothebasementforprotection.H

Thetornadocauseda10todamagetocarsandhousesinthearea.Itwill

takealongtimeandmuchmoneytorepaireverything.Therewasalsoserious

waterdamagefromthethunderstorms.Theheavyrainsandhighwindcaused

thepowertogooutinmanyhomes.

Thestormscausedseriousfloodinginareasneartheriver.Morethanfour

inchesofrainfellinpartsofTrumbullCounty.Theriverwassohighthat

thewaterranintostreetsandhouses.ManystreetshadtobeclosedtoCars

andtrucksbecauseofthehighwater.Thismadeitdifficultforfiretrucks,

policeCars,andotherrescuevehiclestohelppeoplewhowereintrouble.

Manypeoplewholiveneartheriverhadtoleavetheirhomesfortheir

ownsafety.Somepeoplereportedfivefeetofwaterintheirhomes.Local

andstateofficialsopenedemergencysheltersforthepeoplewhowere

evacuated（撤走）?TheRedCrossservedmealstothem.

"Thiswasareallyintensestorm,"saidSnyder."Peoplewereafraid.Mother

Naturecanbefierce.Wewereluckythistime.Noonewaskilled"

16、TheweatherwasniceinTrumbullCountyonSaturdayevening.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17>GeorgeSnyderwasafirefighter.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18>AmandaSymcheckwashavingapartyinthebasementwhenthestormbegan

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19>Powersupplysystemwasnotdamagedduringthestorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20、TherehadnotbeensuchaseverestorminTrumbullCountyforahundred

years.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21NRescuevehicleshadahardtimegettingtopeople.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22>Severalpeopleweremissingduringthestorm.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子

TeachYourChildScience

1.Itisimportanttomakeyourchildinterestedinsciencefromanearly

age.Mostyoungchildrenaskalotofquestionsandyoushouldgivecareful

scientificanswers.Don11onlygivefacts,buttrytogiveexplanationsas

well.

2.Scienceisnotjustknowledge；itisawayofthinking,amethodof

findingoutabouttheworld.Weseesomething.Wetrytoexplainit,andwe

testourideabysettingupanexperiment.Onedayyoucomehomeandfind

theplantonthetablehasfallenover.Youthinkitmightbethewindfrom

theopenwindoworthecatzsoyouclosethewindow,butleavethecatin

andseewhathappens(youcanalsotryleavingthewindowopenandshutting

thecatout).Ofcoursezyouremembertheremaybeathirdexplanation.

3.Askyourchildtogetapieceofstring,somesalt,aglassofwater

andanicecube(冰塊).Tellhertoputtheiceinthewater,andthenput

oneendofthestringontheice,leavingtheotherendoverthesideofthe

glass.Putalittlesaltontheice.Waitaminute,andthenpullthestring；

itshouldbeattachedtotheice.Askthechild："whathashappened?H

4.Probablyshewon'tknow.Askherwhetherfreshwaterorsaltwaterfreezes

intoicefirst.Ifyouliveneartheseaandhaveacoldwinter,sheshould

knowfreshwaterfreezesfirstasshewillhaveseenthathappen.Showher

howtotesttheideabyhalf-fillingtwopapercupswithwater,addingsalt

toone.Thenputthemintheiceboxandcheckeverythreeminutes.Writethe

resultsinatable.Theconclusionwillbethatsaltchangesthebehaviour

ofwater.*Thinkingaboutthestring,weseethesaltturnedsomeoftheice

intowater.Thenthesaltwentawayintothewaterandtheicefrozeagain

leavingthestringattached.

5.Thenyoucanask,"Willwaterwithsaltboilatthesametemperature

aswaterwithoutsalt?HShecanthink,tellyouherideaand(takingcare

becauseoftheheat)youcantestitinthekitchen.

A.Whatexactlyisscience?

B.Howdoyoufindanexplanation?

C.Whattopicsdoyouneed?

D.Howdoyouansweryourchild*squestions?

E.Wheredoesyourchildstudyscience?

F.Howdoyousetuptheexperimentonsaltandwater?

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BBeautyofFreshCutFlowers

CRoleofRespiration

DMostImportantAspectofFlowerCare

ENeedforCleanWater

FWaysStoppingRespiration

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第4部分：閱讀理解

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LongerLivesforWildElephants

Mostpeoplethinkofzoosassafeplacesforanimalszwherestrugglessuch

asdifficultyfindingfoodandavoidingpredatorsdon11exist.Withoutsuch

problems,animalsinzoosshouldlivetoaripeoldage.

ButmattermaynotbetrueforthelargestlandanimalsonEarth.Scientists

haveknownthatelephantsinzoosoftensufferfrompoorhealth.Theydevelop

diseases,jointproblemsandbehaviorchanges.Sometimesztheyevenbecome

infertileorunabletohavebabies.

Tolearnmoreabouthowcaptivityaffectselephants,ateamofinternational

scientistscomparedthelifespansoffemaleelephantsborninzooswith

femaleelephantslivingoutdoorsintheirnativelands.Zooskeepdetailed

recordsofalltheanimalsintheircare,documentingfactorssuchasbirth

dateszillnesseszweightanddeath.Theserecordsmadeitpossibleforthe

researcherstoanalyze40yearsofdataon800AfricanandAsianelephants

inzoosacrossEurope.Thescientistscomparedthelifespansofthezooborn

elephantswiththelifespansofthousandsoffemalewildelephantsinAfrica

andAsianelephantsthatworkinloggingcampszoverapproximatelythesame

timeperiod.

TheteamfoundthatfemaleAfricanelephantsborninzooslivedanaverage

of16.9years.Theirwildcounterpartswhodiedofnaturalcauseslivedan

averageof56years--morethanthreetimesaslong.FemaleAsianelephants

followedasimilarpattern.Inzoos,theylived18.9years,whilethosein

theloggingcampslived41.7years.

Scientistsdon*tyetknowwhywildelephantsseemtofaresomuchbetter

thantheirzoo-raisedcounterparts.GeorgiaMason,abiologistatthe

UniversityofGuelphinCanadawholedthestudy,thinksstressandobesity

maybetoblame.Zooelephantsdon11getthesamekindofexercisetheywould

inthewild,andmostareveryfat.Elephantsociallivesarealsomuchdifferent

inzoosthaninthewild,wheretheyliveinlargeherdsandfamilygroups.

AnotherfindingfromthestudyshowedthatAsianelephantsborninzoos

weremorelikelytodieearlierthanAsianelephantscapturedinthewild

andbroughttozoos.Masonsuggestsstressinthemothersinzoosmightcause

themtohavebabiesthatarelesslikelytosurvive.

Thestudyraisessomequestionsaboutacquiringmoreelephantstokeep

inzoos.Whilesomethreatenedandendangeredspecieslivinginzoosreproduce

successfullyandmaintainhealthypopulations,whichdoesn*tappeartobe

thecasewithelephants.'*Currently,zoosalertconsumersofelephants,not

netproducers,nMasonsays.

31>Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphszunlikeotherzooanimals,zoo

e1ephants_______.

A.havedifficultyeatingfood

B.livetoaripeoldage

C.arenotafraidofpredator

D.develophealthproblems

32、Whichofthefollowingabouttheinternationalscientists1researchon

thelifespansofelephantsisNOTtrue?

A.Theycomparedzooelephantswithwildelephants.

B.Theykeptdetailedrecordsofalltheelephantsintheircare.

C.Theyanalyzedtherecordsoftheelephantskeptinzoos.

D.Thezoo-bornelephantstheystudiedarekeptinEuropeanzoos.

33、Whatdothescientistsfindintheirresearch?

A.Femaleelephantslivelongerthanmaleelephants.

B.Femalezooelephantslivelongerthantheirwildcounterparts.

C.Femalezooelephantsdiemuchearlierthantheirwildcounterparts.

D.Elephantsinzoosandthoseinthewildenjoythesamelonglifespans.

34、Whatarethepossiblecausesofstressandobesityzoo-raisedelephants

generallysufferfrom?

A.Theydonotlikelivinginherds.

B.Theydonotgetenoughexercise.

C.Theydonotlivewiththeirfamilies.

D.BothBandC.

35、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?

A.Itmaynotbeawisepolicytokeepelephantsinthezoo.

B.Elephantsarenolongeranendangeredspecies.

C.Zoo-bornelephantsshouldbelookedaftermorecarefully.

D.Zoosshouldkeepmoreanimalsexceptelephants.

弟一局

TheNetCostofMakingaNameforYourself

Companiesarepayingupto$10,000toregisteradomainnameontheInternet

eventhoughthereisnoguaranteethattheywillgetthenametheywant.

Thetaskofregisteringdomainsendingin.com,orgz.eduand.netisat

presentcontractedoutbytheUSgovernmenttotheVirginia-basedcompany

NetworkSolutions.Thecontractrunsoutthisyear,andthegovernmentwants

tobringinadifferentscheme.

Butlastyear,anadhoccommitteeoftheInternet1sgreatandgoodrevealed

itsownplan.Thisinvolvedsettingupsevennewdomainszeachindicating

thekindofbusinessororganisationusingthatname.Thecommitteerecruited

88companiesaroundtheworldtoactasregistrarsforitsfirm,.shop,.

web,,artsz.rec,.infoand.nomdomains.TheUSgovernmenthasstillto

givethesystemitsblessing,andmayyetpushaheadwithitsoriginalscheme.

Despitethiszthe88registrarshavebeentakingapplicationsforseveral

months.TheyareduetostartregisteringnamesthismonthwiththeInternet

CouncilofRegistrars,whichgrewoutoftheadhoccommittee.

Topreventconflictingnamesfrombeingregistered,thecouncilwilltake

onenamefromeachregistrarinmmbeforegoingbackforthesecondnamein

theirqueues,andsoon.Thishasledtoaflourishingtrade,withcompanies

tryingtobuyaplaceneartheheadofthequeue.GlobalNamesofSingapore

ischarging$10,000tomakesurearequestforanameisthefirstoneit

sendsofftothecentraldatabase.Otherregistrarsarechargingnonrefundable

depositsforplacesatthetopofthequeue.DavidMaher,chairmanofthe

PolicyOversightCommitteethatishelpingtosetupandoverseethesystem,

saysthatallregistrarsaresubjecttolocallawsregardingconsumerprotection

andcompetition.Buthesaysthatthecommittee"willnotactasanenforcement

bodyinthisarea.n

36、Thedomain.name,*.edu'1isoperatedby

A.theUSgovernment.

B.thecompanyNetworkSolutions.

C.InternetCouncilofRegistrars.

D.bothAandB.

37>The.firm,.shop,.web,.arts,.rec,.infoand.nomdomainsareNOT

nmby

A.atemporarycommitteeorganizedbyInternet*sinfluentialservices.

B.theUSgovernment.

C.88registrars.

D.InternetCouncilofRegistrars.

38、GlobalNamesofSingaporeis

A.acompanywhichappliesforanameontheInternet.

B.aregistrar.

C.acompanyunderthesupervisionofPolicyOversightCommittee.

D.thecentraldatabase.

39、HowcanacompanysuccessfullyregisteranamewiththeInternet?

A.Itmustpayupto$10,000oranonrefundabledeposit.

B.Itsapplicationmustbethefirstoneatthetopoftheregistration

queue.

C.ItmustgetapprovalfromthePolicyOversightCommittee.

D?BothAandB.

40、Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"netcost"inthetitle?

A.Theamountofmoneycoveringthebasics.

B.Theregistration,feeforadomainnameontheInternet.

C.Theamountofmoneyfortheconstructionofanetworkinacompany.

D.TheamountofmoneypaidtotheInternetserviceannually.

Water

Thesecondmostimportantconstituent（構成成份）ofthebiosphere（生物圈）is

liquidwater.Thiscanonlyexistinaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures,

sincewaterfreezesat0℃andboilsat100℃.Lifeasweknowitwouldonly

bepossibleonthesurfaceofaplanetwhichhadtemperaturessomewherewithin

thisnarrowrange.

Theearth*ssupplyofwaterprobablyremainsfairlyconstantinquantity.

Thetotalquantityofwaterisnotknownveryaccurately,butitisaboutenough

tocoverthesurfaceoftheglobetoadepthofabouttwoandthree-quarter

kilometers.Mostofitisintheformofthesaltwateroftheoceans--about

97percent.Therestisfresh,butthree-quartersofthisisintheformof

iceatthePolesandonmountainszandcannotbeusedbylivingsystemsuntil

melted.Oftheremainingfraction,whichissomewhatlessthanonepercent

ofthewhole,thereis10~20timesasmuchstoredundergroundwaterasthere

isactuallyonthesurface.Thereisalsoatiny,butextremelyimportant

fractionofthewatersupplywhichispresentaswaervapourintheatmosphere.

Watervapourintheatmosphereisthechannelthroughwhichthewholewater

circulation（循環）ofthebiospherehastopass.Waterevaporated（蒸發）fromthe

surfaceoftheoceanszfromlakesandriversandfrommoist（潮濕的）earthis

addedtoit.Fromitthewatercomesoutagainasrainorsnow,fallingon

eithertheseaortheland.Thereiszasmightbeexpected,amoreintensive

evaporationperunitareaovertheseaandoceansthanovertheland,but

thereismorerainfalloverthelandthanovertheoceansandthebalance

isrestoredbytherunofffromthelandintheformofrivers.

41、Liquidwateronlyexists

A.inthecenteroftheearth,B.onthesurfaceof

ourplanet.

C.inaverynarrowrangeoftemperatures.D.inthecoastalareas

oftheearth.

42、ThetotalquantityofwateronEarth

A.remainsalmostunchanged,B.hasgreatlyincreased

inrecentyears.

C.isdecreasingconstantly,D.isaffectedbyglobal

warming.

43、MostofthefleshwateronEarth

A.isstoredunderground.

B.isintheformoficeatthePolesandonmountains.

C.isfoundinriversandlakes.

D.comesfromtherain.

44、Theword11fraction11inthesecondparagraphmeans

A.averysmallamount.B.alargearea.

C.animportantsystem.D.amajorsourceof

information.

45、Thereismorerainfall

A.overthemountainsthanovertherivers.

B,overtheriversthanoverthemountains.

C.overtheoceansthanovertheland.

D.overthelandthanovertheoceans.

第5部分：補全短文

WhyDoPeopleShrink?

DidyoueverseethemovieHoney,Ishrunkthekids?It*saboutawacky（乖

僻的）dad（who1salsoascientist）whoaccidentally（偶然的）shrinkshiskids

withhishomemademiniaturizing（使小型化）invention.Oops!Thekidsspendthe

restofthemovieastinypeoplewhoarebarelyvisiblewhiletryingtoget

backtotheirnormalsize.

46Ittakesplaceoveryearsandmayadduptoonlyoneinchorsooff

oftheiradultheight（maybealittlemore,maybeless）,andthiskindof

shrinkingcan11bemagicallyreversed,althoughtherearethingsthatcan

bedonetostopitorslowitdown.Butwhydoesshrinkinghappenatall?

47.Aspeoplegetolder,theygenerallylosesomemuscleandfatfrom

theirbodiesaspartofthenaturalagingprocess.Gravity（theforcethat

keepsyourfeetontheground）takehold,andthebonesinthespine,called

vertebrae（椎骨）,maybreakdownordegenerate,andstarttocollapseintoone

another.48.Butperhapsthemostcommonreasonwhysomeolderpeopleshrink

isbecauseofosteoporosis.

Osteoporosis（骨質疏松癥）occurswhentoomuchspongy（）bonetissue（which

isfoundinsideofmostbones）isbrokendownandnotenoughnewbonematerial

ismade.49.Bonesbecomesmallerandweakerandcaneasilybreakifsomeone

withosteoporosisisinjured.Olderpeople--especiallywomen,whogenerally

havesmallerandlighterbonesto