年度全國職稱外語等級考試試卷及答案14

2007年度全國職稱外語等級考試試卷英語（理工類A級）

第1部分：詞匯選項（第1~15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。

1.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.

A.attract

B.terrify

C.tempt

D.excite

2.Thearticlesketched

themajoreventsofthedecade.

A.described

B.offered

C.outlined

D.presented

3.Iwon't

tolerate

thatkind

ofbehavior.

A.bear

B.accept

C.admit

D.take

4.Theirstyleofplayingfootballis

utterly

different.

A.barely

B.scarcely

C.hardly

D.totally

5.Hersister

urged

hertoapplyforthejob.

A.advised

B.caused

C.forced

D.promised

6.Evensensiblemendoabsurd

things.

A.unusual

B.ridiculous

C.special

D.typical

7.She

bumped

inotherboyfriendintownthismorning.

A.walked

B.came

C.fled

D.ran

8.Thissortofthingisbound

tohappen.

A.sure

B.quick

C.fast

D.swift

9.Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecameacelebrity.

A.boss

B.manager

C.star

D.dictator

10.Hecannotdiscriminate

betweenagoodideaandabadone.

A.judge

B.assess

C.distinguish

D.recognize

11.Theyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandthelndianswhodwell

init.

A.live

B.sleep

C.hide

D.gather

12.Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgauge

offutureeconomicactivity.

A.method

B.measure

C.way

D.manner

13.Thearchitectureisharmoniousandnobuildingisoversix-storey

high.

A.old-fashioned

B.traditional

C.conventional

D.balanced

14.Thefoodisinadequate

fortenpeople.

A.demanded

B.qualified

C.insufficient

D.required

15.Shepersevered

inherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A.persisted

B.insisted

C.resisted

D.suggested

第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16~22題，第題1分，共7分）下面的短文后列出了7個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)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.WhenWeAreAsleepEveryonedreams，butsomepeopleneverrecalltheirdreams，ordosoveryrarely.Otherpeoplealwayswakeupwithvividrecollections（記憶）oftheirdreams，thoughtheyforgetthemveryquickly.Inanaveragenightofeighthours'sleep，anaverageadultwilldreamforaroundonehundredminutes，probablyhavingthreetofivedreams，eachlastingfromtentothirtyminutes.Scientistscandetectwhensomeoneishavingadreambyusinganinstrumentwhichmeasurestheelectricalwavesinthebrain.Duringdreaming,thesewavesmovemorequickly.Breathingandpulseratealsoincrease，andtherearerapideyemovementsunderthelids,justasthoughthedreamerwerereallylookingatmovingobjects.Thesesignsofdreaminghavebeendetectedinallmammals（哺乳動物）studied,includingdogs,monkeys,cats,andelephants,andalsosomebirdsandreptiles（爬行動物）.Thisperiodofsleepiscalledthe"D"stateforaround50%oftheirsleep；theperiodreducestoaround25%bytheageof10.Dreamstaketheformofstories，buttheymaybestrangeandwithincidentsnotconnected，whichmakelittlesense.Dreamsareseldomwithoutpeopleinthemandtheyareusuallyaboutpeopleweknow.Oneestimatesaysthattwo-thirdsofthe"cast"ofourdreamdramasarefriendsandrelations.Visionseemsanessentialpartofdreams，exceptforpeopleblindfrombirth.Soundandtoucharesensesalsooftenaroused，butsmellandtastearenotfrequentlyinvolved.In"normal"dreams，thedreamermaybetakingpart，orbeonlyanobserver.Butheorshecannotcontrolwhathappensinthedream.However,thedreamerdoeshavecontroloveronetypeofdream.Thistypeofdreamiscalleda"lucid"（清醒的）dream.Noteveryoneisaluciddreamer.Somepeopleareoccasionalluciddreamers.Otherscandreamlucidlymoreorlessallthetime.Inaluciddream，thedreamerknowsthatheisdreaming.16.Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned17.Inanaveragenight，malesdreamlongerthanfemales.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned18.Whenwedream，thereislessmovementofelectricalwavesinourbrains.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned19.Babiesdreamlessthanolderchildren.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned20.Mostdreamsinvolvethepeopleweplayedwithwhenwewereyoung.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned21.Werarelysmellthingsindreams.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned22.InaluciddreamwecanuseMorsecodetocommunicatewithothers.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23~30題，每題1分，共8分）下面的短文后有2項測試任務(wù)：（1）第23~26題要求從所給的6個選項中為第2~5段每段選擇1個最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27~30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。MemoryTest1"Iamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwillenableyoutorememberanythingyouneedtoknowatschool,"promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundredschoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable."WhenI'vefinishedintwohours'time,yourworkwillbefarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenotinterested，leavenow."Theentireroomsatstill.2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagician（魔術(shù)師）.Hespecializesindoingmagictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenherevealsthattheyinvolvenothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickery（騙術(shù)）havealwaysbeeninterestedintricksinvolvingmemory-beingabletoreeloff（一口氣說出）theorderofcardsinapack，thatsortofthing,"heexplains.3Robinsonwasalreadylecturingtoschoolsonhismagictechniqueswhenitstruckhimthatstudentsmightfindmemorytechniquesevenmorevaluable."Itwasn'tdifficultareatomoveinto,asthestuff'sallthereinbooks."Sohesummarizedeverythingtomakeatwo-hourlectureaboutfivetechniques.4"Youwanttolearnalistofahundredthings？Athousand？Noproblem,"saysRobinson.Thescandalisthateverychildisnottaughtthetechniquesfromthebeginningoftheirschoollife.Theschoolchildrenwhowerewatchinghimthoughtitwasbrilliant."IwishI'dbeentoldthisearlier,"commentedMark，afterRobinsonhadshownthemhowtoconstruct"mentaljourneys".5Essentially,youvisualize（想象）awalkdownastreet,oratriproundaroom,andpickthepointswhereyouwillputthethingsyouwanttoremember-thelamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationofyourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeaspossible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic."Thepupilsbenefitedenormouslyfromlan'spresentation,"saysDrJohnston，headoftheschoolwhereRobinsonwasspeaking."ldeallyweshouldrunaregularclassinmemorytechniquessopupilscanpickitupgradually."23.Paragraph2____________

24.Paragraph3____________

25.Paragraph4____________

26.Paragraph5____________

AGoodresults

BAnancientskill

CGainingattention

DMemorytricks

EAlectureonmemorytechniques

FWaystoimprovememory27.Thememorytechniquesusedarenomorecomplexthantheold.____________

28.Robinsontaughtchildrentouse"mentaljourneys"toimprove.____________

29.Robinsontoldthepupilsthatallthememorytechniquescouldbefoundin.____________

30.Theschoolchildrengotalotfromthemagician's.____________

Abooks

Blecture

Ctricks

Dfacts

Ememory

Flist

第4部分：閱讀理解（第31~45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(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。第一篇TryingtoFindaPartherOneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed，oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships？Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove？Orarewemakingitharderforourselves？Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory，findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago，yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography，socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit，manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蠣），yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint：thetyrannyofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree：goodlooks，impressivesalary，kindtograndmother，andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't，itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse，thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow？

A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamilyl.

C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple？

A.

Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B.Thehusbanddoesn'thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment.33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays？

A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B.Thegeographicalenvironment.

C.Thesocialconvention.

D.Thefamilytradition.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage？

A.Goodlooks.

B.Animpressivecareer.

C.Ahighsalary.

D.Afinesenseofhumor.35.Theword"sustain"（paragraph2）couldbebestreplacedby

A."reduce"".

B."shake".

C."maintain".

D."weaken".第二篇AVerySlowRideThesurfaceoftheearthmayseemverystabletoyou.Butyoumightbeamazedifyouknewsomeofthethingsthataregoingonunderthatsurface.Theearthhasanoutershellofrigidpiecescalledtectonicplates（地殼構(gòu)造板塊）。Theplatesincludebothoceanflooranddryland.Somehavewholecontinentsontopofthem.Thecontinentsontopoftheplatesarejustgoingalongforaslowride，movingonlyaboutfourinchesperyear.Buteventhissmallmovementcausesthreetypesofbiginteractions.Onetypeisoceanridges.Theseridgesdevelopinplaceswheretwoplatesaremovingawayfromeachother.Astheplatesseparate，hotmagma（巖漿）flowsuptofillthespace.Newcrust（地殼）buildsupontheplateboundariesandcausesoceanridges.Theseridgesformlongmountainranges，whichonlyriseabovetheoceansurfaceinafewplaces.Anothertypeofreaction-trenches-occursbetweentwoplatesthataremovingtowardeachother.Astheplatesmeet，onebendsdownwardandplungesundemeaththeother.Thisformsdeepoceantrenches.TheMarianasTrenchoffGuaminthewesternPacificOceanhasadepthofmorethan36，000feet.Thisisthelowestpointontheoceanfloor.Iftheleadingedgesofthetwocollidingplatescarrycontinents，thenthelayersofrockintheoverridingplatecrumple（變皺）andfold.AplatethatcarriedwhatisnowlndiacollidedwiththesouthernedgeoftheplatethatcarriedEuropeandmostofAsia.ThiscausedtheHimalayas，theworld'shighestmountains.Thethirdreactionistransformfaults（轉(zhuǎn)換斷層）。Thesefaultsoccurwheretwoplatesthataretravelinginoppositedirectionsslidepasteachother.Severeearthquakescanoccur.TheSanAndreasFaultinCalifomiaisagoodexampleofthistypeofmovement.36.Theword"stable"（paragraph1）means

A."aplaceforhorses".

B."calmandeasygoing".

C."steadyorfirm".

D."acollectionofanimals".37.Toexplaintheeffectoftrenches，thewritergivestheexampleof

A.theseafloorintheAtlanticOcean.

B.theHimalayanMountains.

C.Europe.

D.lndia.38.TheSanAndreasFaultisanexampleof

A.asevereearthquake.

B.aCaliforniarockformation.

C.twoplatesmovingapart.

D.twoplatesalidingpasteachother.39.Accordingtothepassage，theearthis

A.alwayschanging.

B.becomingsmaller.

C.movingfaster.

D.gettinghotter.40.Thispassageismostlyabout

A.effectsofmovementsoftheearth'splates.

B.differenttypesofcontinents.

C.theMarianasTrench.

D.transformfaults.第三篇MobilePhones：AreTheyabouttoTransformOurLives？Welovethemsomuchthatsomeofussleepwiththemunderthepillow，yetweareincreasinglyconcernedthatwecannotescapetheirelectronicreach.Weusethemtoconveyourmostintimatesecrets，yetweworrythattheyareathreattoourprivacy.Werelyonthemmorethanthelnternettocopewithmodernlife，yetmanyofusdon'tbelieveadvertisementssayingweneedmoreadvancedservices.Sweepingasidethedoubtsthatmanypeoplefeelaboutthebenefitsofnewthirdgenerationphonesandfearsoverthehealtheffectsofphonemasts（天線竿），arecentreportclainsthatthelong-termeffectsofnewmobiletechnologieswillbeentirelypositivesolongasthepubliccanbeconvincedtomakeuseofthem.Researchaboutusersofmobilephonesrevealsthatthemobilehasalreadymovedbeyondbeingamerepracticalcommunicationstooltobecomethebackbone（支柱）ofmodernsociallife，fromloveaffairstofriendshiptowork.Onefemaleteacher，32，toldtheresearchers："Ilovemyphone.It'smyfriend."Thecloserelationshipbetweenuserandphoneismostpronouncedamongteenagers，thereportsays，whoregardtheirmobilesasanexpressionoftheiridentity.Thisispartlybecausemobilesareseenasbeingbeyondthecontrolofparents.Buttheresearcherssuggestthatanotherreasonmaybethatmobiles，especiallytaxtmessaging，areseenasawayofovercomingshyness."Textingisoftenusedforapologies，toexcuselatenessortocommunicateotherthingsthatmakeusuncomfortable，"thereportsays，Theimpactofphones，however，hasbeenlocalratherthanglobal，supportingexistingfriendshipsandnetworks，ratherthanopeninguserstoanewbroadercommunity.Eventhelanguageoftextinginoneareacanbeincomprehensibletoanybodyfromanotherarea.Amongthemostimportantbenefitsofusingmobilephones，thereportclaims，willbeavastlyimprovedmobileinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施），providinggainsthroughouttheeconomy，andtheprovisionofamoresophisticatedlocation-basedservicesforusers.Thereportcallsongovemmenttoputmoreeffortintothedeliveryofservicesbybobilephone，withsuggestionsincludingpublictransportandtrafficinformationanddoctors'textmessagestoremindpatientsofappointments."Ilovethatidea,"oneusersaidinaninterview."ItwouldmeanIwouldn'thavetowriteahundredmessagestomyself."Therearemanyotherpossibilities.AtarecenttradefairinSweden，amobilenavigationproductwaslaunched.Whentheuserentersadestination，arouteisautomaticallydownloadedtotheirmobileandpresentedbyvoice，picturesandmapsastheydrive.Infuture，thesedeviceswillalsobeabletoplanaroundcongestion（交通堵塞）androadworksinrealtime.Thirdgenerationphoneswillalsoallowforremotemonitoringofpatientsbydoctors.InBritainscientistsaredevelopingaasthma（哮喘）managementsolution，usingmobilestodetectearlysignsofanattack.41.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthefirstparagraphaboutourattitudestomobilephones？

A.Wecan'tlivewithoutthem.

B.Weareworriedaboutusingthemsomuch.

C.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingsaboutthem.

D.Weneedthemmorethananythingelsetodealwithmodemlife.42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

A.Modernsociallifereliessignificantlyontheuseofmobilephones.

B.Mobilephonesmakeromanticcommunicationmoredifficult.

C.Mobilephonesencouragepeopletomakefriends.

D.Mobilephonesenablepeopleofdifferentcountriestotalkwithouttranslation.43.Teenagershaveacloserelationshipwiththeirmobilephonespartlybecausethey

A.usetextmessagesmorethananyothergroup.

B.aremorelikelytobelatethanolderpeople.

C.tendtofeeluncomfortableinmanysituations.

D.takemobilephonesasanindicationofindependencefromtheirparents.44.Itissuggestedthatmobilephonesshouldbeusedto

A.givetheaddressofthenearesthospital.

B.showbusandtraintimetables.

C.arrangedeliveryofmails.

D.curediseases.45.ThenavigationproductlaunchedinSwedenishelpfultodriversbecauseitcan

A.suggestthebestroutetogettoaplace.

B.downloadmapsofthearea.

C.tellthemwhichroadsarecongested.

D.showthemhowtoavoidroadworks.

第5部分：補全短文（第46~50題，每題2分，共10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(jù)短文內(nèi)容將其分別放回原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。AmericanDreamsThereisacommonresponsetoAmericaamongforeignwriters：theUSisalandofextremeswherethebestofthingsarejustaseasilyfoundastheworst.Thisisacliche（陳詞濫調(diào)）。Inthelandofblackandwhite，peopleshouldnotbetoosurprisedtofindsomeofthebiggestgapsbetweentherichandthepoorintheworld.ButtheAmericanDreamoffersawayouttoeveryone.（46）Noclasssystemorgovemmentstandsintheway.Sadly，thisoldargumentisnolongertrue.OverthepastfewdecadestherehasbeenafundamentalshiftinthestructureoftheAmericaneconomy.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorhaswidenedandwidened.（47）Overthepast25yearsthemedianUSfamilyincomehasgoneup18percent.Forthetop1percent，however，ithasgoneup200percent.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetopfifthofAmericanshadanaverageincome6.7timesthatofthebottomfifth.（48）Inequalitieshavegrownworseindifferentregions.InCalifornia，incomesforlowerclassfamilieshavefallenby4percentsince1969.（49）ThishasledtoaneconomyhugelyinfavorofasmallgroupofveryrichAmericans.Thewealthiest1percentofhouseholdsnowcontrolathirdofthenationalwealth.Therearenow37millionAmericanslivinginpoverty.At12.7percentofthepopulation，itisthehighestpercentageinthedevelopedworld.YetthetaxburdenonAmerica'srichisfalling，notgrowing.（50）Therewasaneconomictheoryholdingthattherichspendingmorewouldbenefiteveryoneasawhole.Butclearlythattheoryhasnotworkedinreality.ANobodyispoorintheUS.

BThetop0.01percentofhouseholdshasseenitstaxbitefallbyafull25percentagepointssince1980.

CForupperclassfamiliestheyhaverisen41percent.

DNowitis9.8times.

EAsitdoesso，thepossibilitytocrossthatgapgetssmallerandsmaller.

FAllonehastodoistoworkhardandclimbtheladdertowardsthetop.第6部分：完形填空（第51~65題，每題1分，共15分）下面的短文有15處空白，請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容為每處空白確定1個最佳選項。RobotsMayAllowSurgeryinSpaceSmallrobotsdesignedbyUniversityofNebraskaresearchersmayallowdoctorsonEarthtohelpperformsurgeryonpatientsinspace.Thetiny，wheeledrobots，（51）areabout3inchestallandaswideasalipstickcase，canbeslippedintosmallincisions（切口）andcomputer-controlledbysurgeonsindifferentlocations.Somerobotsareequipped（52）camerasandlightsandcansendimagesbacktosurgeonsandothershavesurgicaltoolsattachedthatcanbe（53）remotely."Wethinkthisisgoingto（54）opensurgery，"DrDmitryOleynikovsaidatanewsconference.Oleynikovisa（55）incomputer-assistedsurgeryattheUniversityofNebraskaMedicalCenterinOmaha.OfficialshopethatNASAwil