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1、2010年全國職稱英語理工類（C級）考試真題及答案第1部分：詞匯選項(第115題，每題1分，共15分) 下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。 1The company has the right to end his employment at any time Aprovide Bstop Coffer Dcontinue 2In the process, the light energy converts to heat energy Areduces Bdrops Cleaves Dchanges 3 She gave up her jo

2、b and started writing poetry Aabandoned Blost Ctook Dcreated 4 We are happy to report that business is booming this year Arisky Bsuccessful Cfailing Dopen 5 We have been through some rough times together Along Bhappy Cdifficult Dshort 6The thief was finally captured two miles away from the village A

3、found Bkilled Cjailed Dcaught 7 What are my chances of promotion if I stay here? Aretirement Badvertisement Creplacement Dadvancement 8 I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting Asuggest Bdemand Corder Drequest 9 Rodman met with Tony to try and settle the dispute over his contract Asolve Ba

4、void Cmark Dinvolve 10Can you give a concrete example to support your idea? Aspecific Breal Cspecial Dgood 11It was a fascinating pairing, with clever use of color and light Alarge Bwonderful Cnew Dfamiliar 12We have seen a marked shift in our approach to the social issues Aquick Bregular Cclear Dgr

5、eat 131 was shocked when I saw the size of the telephone bill Aexcited Bangry Clost Dsurprised 14The police took fingerprints and identified the body Arecognized Bmissed Cdiscovered Dtouched 15If we lcave now, we should miss the traffic Amix Bstop Cavoid Ddirect 第2部分：閱讀判斷(第1622題,每題1分，共7分) 下面的短文后列出了7

6、個句子，請根據短文的內容對每個句子做出判斷：如果該句提供的是正確信息，請選擇A；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請選擇B；如果該句的信息文中沒有提及，請選擇C。 A Great Quake Coming? Everyone who lives in San Francisco knows that earthquakes are common in the bav areaTheyhad keen devastating in 1906，for example，a major quake destroyed about 28000 buildings andkilled hundreds，perha

7、ps thousands of people Residents now wonder when the next"big one"willstrikeIt's bound to happen somedayAt least seven active fault(斷層)lines run through the SanFrancisco areaFaults are places where pieces of earth's crust(地殼)slide past each otherWhenthese pieces slip，the ground sha

8、kes To prepare for that day。scientists are using new techniques to reanalyze the 1906 earthquake and predict how bad the damage might be when the next one happens. One new finding about the 1906 quake is that the San Andreas Fault split apart faster than scientists had assumed at the timeDuring smal

9、l earthquakes，faults rupture at about 27 kilometersper secondDuring bigger quakes，however，ruptures can happen at rates faster than 3.5 kilometersper second At such high speeds，massive amounts of pressure build up，generating underground waves that can cause more damage than the quake itselfLucky for

10、San Fancisco，these pressure pulses(脈沖) traveled alway from the city duffng the 1906 eventAs bad as the damage was，it could have been farWorse Looking ahead，scientists are trying to predict when the next major quake will occur.Records show that earthquakes were common before 1906 event Since then，the

11、 area has been relatively quietPattems in the data，however，suggest that the probability of a major earthquake striking the bay area before 2032 is at least 62 percent New buildings in san Francisco are quite safe in case of future quakesStill，more than 84 percent of the city's buildings are old

12、and weakAnalyses suggest that another massive earthquake would cause extensive damage People who live there today tend to feel safe because San Francisco has remained pretty qmet for a whileAccoeding to the new research，however，it's not a matter of whether the big one will hit. It's just a m

13、atter of when 16. The San Francisco area is located above several active fault lines Aright Bwrong Cnot mentiond 17The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco is the most severe one in American history Afight Bwrong Cnot mentioned 18The highest speed of fault ruptures in the 1906 quake was more than 35 kil

14、ometers per second Afight Bwrong Cnot mentioned 19Earthquakes rarely happened in San Francisco before 1906 Afight Bwrong Cnot mentioned 20San Francisco is fully prepared for another big earthquake Aright Bwrong Cnot mentioned 21Scientists will be able to predict the exact time of an earthquake soon

15、Aright Bwrong Cnot mentioned 22A major earthquake striking San Francisco someday is inevitable Aright Bwrong Cnot mentiond 第3部分：概括大意與完成句子(第2330題，每題1分，共8分) 下面的短文后有2項測試任務：(1)第2326題要求從所給的6個選項中為第14段每段選擇1個最佳標題；(2)第2730題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定1個最佳選項。 Cell Phones 1 Believe it or not，cell phones have been around

16、 for over a quarter of a centuryThe first commercial cell phone system was developed by the Japanese in 1979But cell phones have changeda lot since that timeThe early cell phones were big and heavy but they have developed into smalland light palm-sized modelsThere have been huge developments in thei

17、r functions，tooWe havehad cell forwarding，text messaging，answering services and hands-free use for years，but now thereare countless new facilities，such as instant access to the internet and receiving and sending photos 2 Cell phones have become very common in our lives；recent statistics suggest as m

18、any as one in three people on the planet now have a cell phone，and most of them say they couldn't live without oneCell phones are used in every area of our lives and have become a necessary tool，usedfor essential arrangements，social contact and businessThey have made it easier to call for help o

19、nthe highwayThey have made it possible to keep in touch with people"on the move"when peopleare traveling 3 Cell phones have made communication easier and have reduced the need for family argu mentsWe can use cell phones to let our family know we'll be late or if there's a change of

20、 plan oran emergencyCell phones have eased the worries of millions of parents when their teenagers are outlate，they can now contact their children at any time 4This does not mean that cell phones are all good newsThey have brought with them anumber of new headaches for their owners：it costs a lot to

21、 replace stolen phones，something that isbecoming a frequent occurrence，and have you ever seen such huge phone bills? More serious，however，is the potential health problem they bring：there are fears that radiation from the phones maycause brain tumor(腫瘤)。This may be a time bomb waiting to happen to yo

22、unger people who havegrown up with cell phones that they simply can't live without 23Paragraph 1_ 24Paragraph 2_ 25Paragraph 3_ 26Paragraph 4_ ACell phones and the family BCommercial cell phone systems CCell phones in everyday life DCell phones for teenagers EHistory of cell phones FProblems wit

23、h cell phones 27Nowadays cell phones are equipped with_ 28Cell phones are common in our lives and have become_ 29We can use cell phones to communicate with others when we encounter_ 30In spite of many benefits，cell phones have brought for their owners_ Aa necessity Ban emergency Ca number of new hea

24、daches Dfamily arguments Ebig and light palm-sized models F.countless new facilities 第4部分：閱讀理解(第3l一45題，每題3分，共45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據短文內容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。 第一篇 Arctic Melt Earth's North and South Poles ale famous for being cold and icyLast year，however，theamount of ice in the Arctic Ocean feU t0 a

25、record low Normally，ice builds in Arctic waters around the North Pole each winter and shrinks during thesummerBut for many years，the amount of ice left by the end of summer has been declining Since 1979，each decade has seen an 114 percent drop in end of summer ice coverBetween1981 and 2000，ice in th

26、e Arctic lost 22 percent of its thickness，becoming 113 meters thinner Last summer，Arctic sea ice reached its skimpiest levels yetBy the end of summer 2007，theice had shrunk to cover iust 42 million square kilometersThat's 38 percent less area than the average cover at that time of yearAnd it'

27、;s a very large 23 percent below the previous record low，whichwas set just 2 years agoThis continuing trend has scientists concerned There may be several reasons for the ice melt，says Jinlun Zhang，an oceanographer at the University of Washington at SeattleUnusually strong winds blew through the Arct

28、ic last summerThewinds pushed much of the ice out of the central Arcticleaving a large area of thin ice and open water Scientists also suspect that fewer clouds cover the Arctic now than in the pastClearer skies allow more sunlight to reach the oceanThe extra heat warnls both the water and the atmos

29、phereInparts of the Arctic Ocean last year，surface temperatures were 35 warmer than average and 15warmer than the previous record high With both air and water getting warmer，the ice is melting from both above and belowIn someDarts 0f the Beaufort Sea，north of Alaska and western Canada，ice that measu

30、red 33 meters thickat the beginning of the summer measured just 50 centimeters by season's end The new measurements suggest that melting is far more severe than scientists have seen by justlooking at ice cover from above，says Donald KPerovich，a geophysicist at the USArmy ColdRegions Research and

31、 Engineering Laboratory in Hanover，NH Some scientists fear that the Arctic is stuck in a warming trend from which it may never recover 31Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word"build"in the first sentence of the second paragraph? Aconstruct Bextend Ccreate Dexpand 32What i

32、s the ice cover in the Arctic by the end of 2007 summer? A42 million square kilometers B114 million square kilometers C113 million square kilometers D38 million square kilometers 33What are the reasons for the ice melting according to the scientists? Astrong winds and clear skies Blong summer and sh

33、ort winter Copen water and thin ice Dlight clouds and light winds 34Why is the ice melting from both above and below? ABecause extra heat warms the air BBecause extra heat warms the water CBecause the temperature above the water is higher D. Rnth A and B 35What can be a possible title for the passag

34、e? AWhat are scientists looking for in the Arctic Ocean? BWhat are scientists doing in the Arctic Ocean? CWhy are scientists worrying about the Arctic Ocean? DWhy are scientists interested in the Arctic Ocean? 第二篇 Citizen Scientists Understanding how nature responds to climate change will require mo

35、nitoring key life cycleevent-flowering，the appearance of leaves，the first frog calls of the spring all around the world But ecologists can't be everywhere so they're turning to non-scientists，sometimes called citizen scientists，for help CIimate scientists are not present everywhereBecause th

36、ere are so many places in the worldand not enough scientists to observe all of them，they're asking for your help in observing signs ofclimate change across the worldThe citizen scientist movement encourages ordinary people too bserve a very specific research interest-birds，trees，flowers budding，

37、etcand send their observationsto a giant database to be observed by professional scientistsThis helps a small number of scientiststrack a large amount of data that they would never be able to gather on their ownMuch like citizenjournalists helping large publications cover a hyper-local beat，citizen

38、scientists are ready for theconditions where thev live All that's needed to become one is a few minutes each day or each weekto gather data and send it in A group of scientists and educators launched an organization last year called the National Phenology Network"Phenology"is what scie

39、ntists call the study of the timing of events in nature. One of the group's first efforts relies on scientists and non-scientists alike to collect data about plant flowering and leafing every yearThe program，called Projeet BudBurst，collects life cycle da. ta on a variety of common plants from ac

40、ross the United StatesPeople participating in the projectwhich is open to everyone record their observations on the Project BudBurst website "People don't have to be plant experts，they just have to look around and see what's in their neighborhood，"says Jennifer Schwartz，an educatio

41、n consultant with the project"As we collectthis datawe'll be able to make an estimate of how plants and communities of plants and animals will respond as the climate changes" 36Ecologists turn to non-scientist citizens for help because they need them_ Ato provide their personal life cy

42、cles Bto observe the life cycle of plants Cto collect data of the life cycle of living things Dto teach children knowledge about climate change 37What are citizen scientists asked to do? ATo develop a specific research interest and become professional scientists BTo send their research observations

43、to a professional database CTo increase their knowledge about climate change DTo keep a record of their research observations 38In"All that，s needed to become one(paragraph2)"，what does the word"one"stands for? Aa citizen journalist Ba citizen scientist Ca scientist Da citizen 39

44、What is NOT true of Project BudBurst? AOnly experts can participate in it BEverybody can participate in it CIt collects life cycle data on a variety of common plants DIt has its own website 40What is the final purpose of Project BudBurst? ATo study when plants will have their first buds BTo find out

45、 the types of plants in the neighborhood CTo collect life cycle data on a variety of common plants from across the United States DTo investigate how plants and animals will respond as the climate changes 第三篇 Rockets in the Sky If someone asked you"What color is the sky?"I expect that you w

46、ould answer，"Blue"I amafraid that you would be wrongThe sky has no colorWhen we see blue，we are looking at bluesunlightThe sunlight is shining on little bits of dust in the air We know that there is air all around the worldWe could not breathe without airAirplanescoutd not fly without airT

47、hey need air to lift their wingsAirplanes cannot fly very high because asthey go higher the air gets thinnerIf we go far enough away from the earth，we find there is no air. What is the sky?The sky is spaceIn this space there is nothing except the sun，the moon andall the stars Scientists have always

48、wanted to know more about the other worlds in the spaceThey havelooked at them through telescopes and in this way they have found out a great deal The moon is about 384000 kilometers away from the earthAn airplane cannot fly to the moonbut there is a thing that can fly even when there is no airThis

49、is rocket I am sure that you are asking"How does a rocket fly?"If you want to know，get a balloon andthen blow it up until it is quite bigDo not tie up the neck of the balloonLet go!The balloon willfly off through the air very quicklyThe air inside the balloon tries to get outIt rushes out

50、through neck 0f the ballOOfl and this pushes the balloon through the airIt does not need wings like an air. plane This is how a rocket worksIt is not made of rubber like a balloon，of courseIt is made ofmetalThe metal must not be heavy but it must be very strongThere is gas inside the rocket whichis

51、made very hotWhen it rushes out of the end of the rocket，the rocket is pushed up into the air Rockets can fly far out into spaceRockets with men inside them have already reached themoonSeveral rockets，without men inside them，have been sent to other worlds much farther away One day rockets may be abl

52、e to go anywhere in the space 41What color is the sky? AIt iS blue BIt iS white CIt is greyDIt has no color 42When an airplane flies too high，_. Athe air will be too thin to support its wings Bthe air will become thicker Cthe air will exert pressure on it Dthe air will disappear in no time 4 3A rock

53、et can fly to the moon because_ Ait looks like a balloon Bit is much lighter than an airplane Cit doesn't have wings Dit works like an untied balloon 44Which of the following statements about a rocket is NOT true? AIt can fly when there is no air BIt can fly without wings CIt is made of strong m

54、etal DIt is propelled by burning gas inside it 45A rocket is pushed up into the air when_ Ahot gas rushes out of its head Bit is powered by gas Chot gas rushes out of its bottom Dhot gas rushes out of its neck 第5部分：補全短文(第4650題，每題2分。共lO分) 下面的短文有5處空白，短文后有6個句子，其中5個取自短文，請根據短文內容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復文章原貌。 Houses

55、 of Future What will houses be like in thirty years'time?No one really knows，but architects are trying topredict_(46) Future houses will have to be flexibleIn thirty years'time even more of us will be working fromhomeSo we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for livingfor the restFamilies grow and change with children arriving，growing up and leaving home _(47)，nothing will be as fixed as it is nowThe ho