職稱英語(yǔ)歷年真題及參考答案(理工A+綜合A)

2009理工A

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1~15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ)劃有橫線，請(qǐng)為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接近

的選項(xiàng)。

1Whycan'tyoustopyourelerna1complaining?

AeverlastingBlong

CtemporaryDboring

2Hundredsofbuildingswerewreckedbytheearthquake.

AshakenBdamaged

CfallenDjumped

3Thesepaintingsareconsideredbymanytobeauthentic.

AfaithfulBroyal

CgenuineDsincere

4Manyeconomistshavegivenintothefatallureofmathematics.

AattractionBsimplicity

CpowerDrigor

5Tenyearsaftertheevent,herdeathstillremainsapuzzle.

AmistBfog

CmysteryDsecret

6Johnwasirrilalcdbythenecessityforpoliteconversation,

AannoyedBtroubled

CangeredDaroused

7Academicrecordscannotbeduplicaled.

AborrowedBpurchased

CrewrittenDcopied

8Theemphasisontheimportanceofeducationhasspurredscientificresearch

AfastenedBencouraged

CraisedDinitiated

9Wehaveamplemoneyforthejourney

AsomeBlittle

CextraDenough

10Thedoctor'spillsworkedmarvelsforme.

ApatientsBmiracles

Ci1InessDrecovery

11Mary'sperpetua1moaningnearlydrovememad.

AmonotonousBendless

CseriousDbitter

12Itwashardtosaywhythemandeservedsuchshabbytreatment

AoldBunforgettable

CfunnyDunfair

13Youdidnztadheretotheseprinciples.

AfollowBorder

CproveDhandle

14Thefarmersalsowanttousethewatertoirrigatethebarrenland.

AemptyBhairless

CbareDsmooth

15Anyonewhowantstoapplyforaloanneedreadthefollowingspecifications.

AexpressionsBwarnings

CinstructionsDadvertisements

第2部分：閱讀判斷（第16~22題，每題1分，共7分）

下面的短文后列出了7個(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供

的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A;如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B;如果該句的信息文中沒(méi)

有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C。

Water-theIssueofThisCentury

Theworldisrunningshortoffreshwater.Populationsaregrowingbiggerand

Thirstier（渴的），withtheresultthatfreshwaterisbecomingincreasingly

scarce（缺乏）.Halftheworld'swetlandshavedisappearedduringthelastcentury,

whi1eestimatessuggestthatwaterusewi11riseby50%inthenext30years.

TheWorldBankreportestimatesthatasmuchashalfoftheworld,spopulation,

concentratedinAfrica,theMiddleEastandsouthAsia,wi11facefseverewater

shortages7by2025.Localwaterconflictsandthelossoffreshwaterecosystems

appearlargeinsomeregions.

Asimilarpictureemergesfromtheglobe'ssaltwaterregions.Three-quarters

oftheworld'speoplemay1ivewithin100kmoftheseain2025,puttingevenmore

pressureonstretchedcoastalecosystems.Twothirdsoffisheries（漁業(yè)）are

exploitedatorbeyondtheirsustainablelimits,andhalftheworld'scoralreefs

（珊瑚礁）mayperishin100years.Almost60%ofcoralreefsand34%offishspecies

areatriskfromhumanactivities,theBanksays.

Thereportconcludesthatthereisampleevidencetojustifyimmediateand

coordinatedactiontosafeguardsuppliesandusewatermoreefficiently.

Freshwaterconsumptionisrisingquickly,andtheavailabi1ityofwaterinsome

regionsis1ikelytobecomeoneofthemostpressingissuesofthe21stcentury.

Athirdoftheworld'spopulation-aroundtwobillionpeople-liveincountries

thatareexperiencingmoderatetohighwatershortages.Thatproportioncouldrise

tohalformoreinthenext30yearsunlessinstitutions（制度）changetoensure

betterconservationandallocationofwater.

Chinaisonecountrywheretheportents（征兆）aregloomy.Themost

water-stressedcountryinEastAsia,Chinaisexploiting44%ofitsusablewater,

afigureprojectedtoriseto60%by2020.Primarywithdrawalofwaterofmorethan

60%iswidelyconsideredbywaterexpertstoexceedtheenvironmentalcarrying

capacityofariverbasinsystem.AlthoughChina'stotaluseappearsstilltobe

reasonable,ithasseveralbasinsthatareseverelystressedenvironmentally.

WithdrawalsexceedenvironmentallimitsinAfghanistanandPakistan,andwi11

exceedtheminIndiaby2020.IntheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,onlyMoroccohas

unexploitedwaterresources.Theresthaveexceededenvironmental1imitsandmany

areminingaquifers（蓄水層）-bodiesofwater-bearingrock-thereportsays.

16Itisestimatedthatwaterusewi11riseby50%inthenext30years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17Mostdevelopedcountrieswi11facewatershortagesin20years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18Mostoftheworld'spopulationmay1ivewithin100kmoftheseain2025.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19Almostallcoralreefsmaydisappearin100years.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20SomespeciesoffishintheAtlanticareatdangerouslylowlevels.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21TheWorldBankreportimpliesthaturgentactionshouldbetakentoprotect

watersupplies.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22Indiaexceedsenvironmental1imitsforwateruse.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

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(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23~26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第1~4

段每段1選擇個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27?30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1

個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

Chimpanzees

1Chimpanzees（黑猩猩）wi11soonbeextinct（滅絕）.Ifthepresentrateof

huntingandhabitat（棲息地）destructioncontinues,thenwithin20years,therewi11

benochimpanzees1ivinginthewild.Butthisismorethananenvironmentalormoral

tragedy（悲?。?Chimpanzeeextinctionmayalsohaveprofoundimplications（含意）

forthesurvivaloftheirdistantrelatives-humanbeings.

2In1975thebiologistMarie-ClaireKingandAllanWiIsondiscoveredthat

thehumanandchimpanzeegenomes（基因組）matchbyover98%.Comparethistothe

mouse,

usedasmodelforhumandiseaseinlabtests,whichsharesonly60%ofitsDNA

withus.Infact,chimpanzeesarefarmoresimilartohumansthantheyaretoany

otherspeciesofmonkey.Aswellasresemblingusgenetically,chimpsarehighly

intelligentandabletousetools.Thesefactsaloneshouldbeenoughtomake

protectionofchimpsanurgentpriority（優(yōu)先）.Butthereisanother,moreselfish

reasontopreservethechimp.

3Thechimpanzees'trumpcard（王牌）coniesinthefieldofmedicalresearch.

Chimpanzeesaresosimilartohumansthatveterinarians（獸醫(yī)）oftenrefertohuman

medicaltextbookswhentreatingthem.Yetchimpanzeesdoshowdifferencesinseveral

keyareas.Inparticular,chimpsaremuchmoreresistanttoanumberofmajordiseases.

Itisthisabilitythatissointeresting.

4Forexample,chimpsseemtoshowamuchhigherresistancethanhumansto

HIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.Indeed,theiruseasexperimentalanimalsinAIDS

researchhasdeclinedbecausetheyaresoresistant.

5Bysequencingthechimpgenomeandpinpointing（找到）theplacewherethe

chimpanzeeDNAsequencediffersfromthatofhumans,scientistshopetobeableto

discoverwhichpartofthegeneticcodegiveschimpstheirincreasedresistanceto

somediseases.This,theyhope,wi11allowthemtodevelopnewandmoreeffective

treatmentsforthehumanformsofthesediseases.Suchtreatmentscouldincludethe

productionofnewdrugsoreventhealteration（改變）ofthehumangeneticsequence.

Therecentlycompletedhumangenomesequencingprojecthasshownthatsuchaneffort

isnowwellwithinourreach.

23Paragraph1

24Paragraph2

25Paragraph3

26Paragraph4

AReasonsforHIVresistance

BImplicationsofchimpanzeeextinctionforhumans

CEffectiveAIDStreatment

DGeneticsimilaritiesbetweenchimpsandhumans

EChimps'resistancetoHIV

FGeneticdifferencesbetweenchimpsand"humans

27Chimpanzeeextinctionmayaffect.

28Thereisadifferenceoflessthan2%betweenthechimpand.

29Scientistssuspectthatgenesplayasignificantroleinprotectingchimps

fromgetting.

30Thediscoveryofthegeneticcodeofchimpswi11behelpfulto.

Asomehumandiseasetreatments

Bsomediseases

Chumansurvival

Dhumangenomes

Ekeyareas

Fhealthierlifestyle

2007年度全國(guó)職稱外語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試試卷

英語(yǔ)

（理工類A級(jí)）

第1部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第「15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ)劃有底橫線，請(qǐng)為每處劃線部分確定1個(gè)意義最為接

近的選項(xiàng)。

1.Thenewswillhorrifyeveryone.

A.attractB.terrifyC.temptD.excite

2.Thearticlesketchedthemajoreventsofthedecade.

A.describedB.offeredC.outlinedD.presented

3.Iwon'ttoleratethatkindofbehavior.

A.bearB.acceptC.admitD.take

4.Theirstyleofplayingfootballisutterlydifferent.

A.barelyB.scarcelyC.hardlyD.totally

5.Hersisterurgedhertoapplyforthejob.

A.advisedB.causedC.forcedD.promised

6.Evensensiblemendoabsurdthings.

A.unusualB.ridiculousC.specialD.typical

7.Shebumpedinotherboyfriendintownthismorning.

A.walkedB.cameC.fledD.ran

8.Thissortofthingisboundtohappen.

A.sureB.quickC.fastD.swift

9.Attheageof30,Herseysuddenlybecameacclebrily.

A.bossB.managerC.starD.dictator

10.Hecannotdiscriminatebetweenagoodideaandabadone.

A.judgeB.assessC.distinguishD.recognize

11.TheyareconcernedforthefateoftheforestandtheIndianswhodwe11in

it.

A.liveB.sleepC.hideD.gather

12.Theindexisthegovernment'schiefgaugeoffutureeconomicactivity.

A.methodB.measureC.wayD.manner

13.ThearchitectureisharmoniousandnobuiIdingisoversix-storeyhigh.

A.old-fashionedB.traditionalC.conventionalD.balanced

14.Thefoodisinadequatefortenpeople.

A.demandedB.qualifiedC.insufficientD.required

15.Sheperseveredinherideasdespiteobviousobjectionsraisedbyfriends.

A.persistedB.insistedC.resistedD.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(gè)句子，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對(duì)每個(gè)句子做出判斷：如果該句提供

的是正確信息，請(qǐng)選擇A;如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請(qǐng)選擇B;如果該句的信息文中沒(méi)

有提及，請(qǐng)選擇C.

WhenWeAreAsleep

Everyonedreams,butsomepeopleneverrecalltheirdreams,ordosoveryrarely.

Otherpeoplealwayswakeupwithvividrecollections（記憶）oftheirdreams,

thoughtheyforgetthemveryquickly.Inanaveragenightofeighthours,sleep,

anaverageadultwi11dreamforaroundonehundredminutes,probablyhavingthree

tofivedreams,eachlastingfromtentothirtyminutes.

Scientistscandetectwhensomeoneishavingadreambyusinganinstrumentwhich

measurestheelectricalwavesinthebrain.Duringdreaming,thesewavesmovemore

quickly.Breathingandpulseratealsoincrease,andtherearerapideyemovements

underthe1ids,justasthoughthedreamerwerereallylookingatmovingobjects.

Thesesignsofdreaminghavebeendetectedinallmammals（哺乳動(dòng)物）studied,

includingdogs,monkeys,cats,andelephants,andalsosomebirdsandreptiles（爬

行動(dòng)物）.ThisperiodofsleepiscalledthenDnstateforaround50%oftheirsleep;

theperiodreducestoaround25%bytheageof10.

Dreamstaketheformofstories,buttheymaybestrangeandwithincidentsnot

connected,whichmakelittlesense.Dreamsareseldomwithoutpeopleinthemand

theyareusuallyaboutpeopleweknow.Oneestimatesaysthattwo-thirdsofthe"cast"

ofourdreamdramasarefriendsandrelations.Visionseemsanessentialpartof

dreams,exceptforpeopleblindfrombirth.Soundandtoucharesensesalsooften

aroused,butsmellandtastearenotfrequentlyinvolved.In"norma1Hdreams,the

dreamermaybetakingpart,orbeonlyanobserver.Butheorshecannotcontrol

whathappensinthedream.

However,thedreamerdoeshavecontroloveronetypeofdream.Thistypeofdream

iscalleda"lucid'1（清醒的）dream.Noteveryoneisaluciddreamer.Somepeople

areoccasionalluciddreamers.Otherscandreamlucidlymoreorlessal1thetime.

Inaluciddream,thedreamerknowsthatheisdreaming.

16.Somepeopledreambutcannotremembertheirdreams.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

17.Inanaveragenight,malesdreamlongerthanfemales.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

18.Whenwedream,thereislessmovementofelectricalwavesinourbrains.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

19.Babiesdreamlessthanolderchildren.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

20.Mostdreamsinvolvethepeopleweplayedwithwhenwewereyoung.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

21.Werarelysmel1thingsindreams.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

22.InaluciddreamwecanuseMorsecodetocommunicatewithothers.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子（第23一30題，每題1分，共8分）

下面的短文后有2項(xiàng)測(cè)試任務(wù)：（1）第23"26題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為第2~5段

每段選擇1個(gè)最佳標(biāo)題；（2）第27-30題要求從所給的6個(gè)選項(xiàng)中為每個(gè)句子確定1個(gè)最

佳選項(xiàng)。

MemoryTest

lnIamgoingtogiveyoufivetechniquesthatwi11enableyoutorememberanything

youneedtoknowatschool,*'promisedlecturerlanRobinsontoahundred

schoolchildren.Heslappedhishanddownonthetable."WhenI'vefinishedintwo

hours'time,yourworkwi11befarmoreeffectiveandproductive.Anyonenot

interested,leavenow.HTheentireroomsatstill.

2RobinsoncallshimselftheMindMagician（魔術(shù)師）.Hespecializesindoing

magictricksthatlooktotallyimpossible,andthenherevealsthattheyinvolve

nothingmoremysteriousthangoodold-fashionedtrickery（騙術(shù)）havealwaysbeen

interestedintricksinvolvingmemory-beingabletoreeloff（一口氣說(shuō)出）the

orderofcardsinapack,thatsortofthing,"heexplains.

3Robinsonwasalreadylecturingtoschoolsonhismagictechniqueswhenitstruck

himthatstudentsmightfindmemorytechniquesevenmorevaluable.HItwasn't

difficultareatomoveinto,asthestuff,sallthereinbooks."Sohesummarized

everythingtomakeatwo-hourlectureaboutfivetechniques.

4"Youwanttolearnalistofahundredthings?Athousand?Noproblem,nsays

Robinson.ThescandalisthateverychiIdisnottaughtthetechniquesfromthe

beginningoftheirschoollife.Theschoolchildrenwhowerewatchinghimthought

itwasbrilliant."IwishVdbeentoldthisearlier,HcommentedMark,afterRobinson

hadshownthemhowtoconstruct"mentaljourneys".

5Essentially,youvisualize（想象）awalkdownastreet,oratriprounda

room,andpickthepointswhereyouwi11putthethingsyouwanttoremember-the

lamppost,thefruitbowl.Thenineachlocationyouputavisualrepresentationof

yourlist-phrasalverbs,historicaldates,whatever-makingthemasstrangeas

possible.Itisthatsimple,anditworks.

6Thereactionofschoolshasbeenuniformlyenthusiastic."Thepupilsbenefited

enormouslyfromIan'spresentation,nsaysDrJohnston,headoftheschoolwhere

Robinsonwasspeaking."Ideallyweshouldrunaregularclassinmemorytechniques

sopupilscanpickitupgradually.H

23.Paragraph2--------------

24.Paragraph3--------------

25.Paragraph4--------------

26.Paragraph5--------------

AGoodresults

BAnancientski11

CGainingattention

DMemorytricks

EAlectureonmemorytechniques

FWaystoimprovememory

27.Thememorytechniquesusedarenomorecomplexthantheold.---------------

28.Robinsontaughtchildrentouse"mentaljourneys'*toimprove.---------------

29.RobinsontoldthepupiIsthatallthememorytechniquescouldbefound

in.----------------

30.TheschoolchiIdrengotalotfromthemagician,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(qǐng)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，為每題確定1個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

第一篇

TryingtoFindaFarther

OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeople

inbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeone

tostartafamilywith.

Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimate

relationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewe

makingitharderforourselves?

Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferent

waysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurity

orstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghis

householdandraisinghischildren.

Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywe11withoutapartnership

meansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.

Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafew

generationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,

socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicit,many

marriageswereessentiallyarranged.

Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrain

surgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster

（牡蠣），yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.

Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighter

constraint:thetyrannyofchoice.

Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,

impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerror

inthefirstimpression.

Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.We

worktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon'tputinthehard

emotionallaborneededtobuiIdastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicated

byrealities.ThecostofhousingandchiId-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastable

incomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.

31.Whatdoestherecentpollshow?

A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.

B.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttostartafamily1.

C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.

D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwith

yourspouse.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?

A.Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.

B.Thehusbanddoesn'thavetosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.

C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.

D.Theywi11receivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovernment.

33.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmatein

theolddays?

A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.

B.Thegeographicalenvironment.

C.Thesocialconvention.

D.Thefamilytradition.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothis

passage?

A.Goodlooks.

B.Animpressivecareer.

C.Ahighsalary.

D.Afinesenseofhumor.

35.Theword"sustain"(paragraph2)couldbebestreplacedby

A."reduces

B.Hshake".

C.”maintain".

D."weakenn.

弟一局

AVerySlowRide

Thesurfaceoftheearthmayseemverystabletoyou.Butyoumightbeamazed

ifyouknewsomeofthethingsthataregoingonunderthatsurface.

Theearthhasanoutershellofrigidpiecescalledtectonicplates(地殼構(gòu)

造板塊)oTheplatesincludebothoceanflooranddryland.Somehavewholecontinents

ontopofthem.Thecontinentsontopoftheplatesarejustgoingalongforaslow

ride,movingonlyaboutfourinchesperyear.Buteventhissmal1movementcauses

threetypesofbiginteractions.

Onetypeisoceanridges.Theseridgesdevelopinplaceswheretwoplatesare

movingawayfromeachother.Astheplatesseparate,hotmagma（巖漿）flowsupto

fillthespace.Newcrust（地殼）buildsupontheplateboundariesandcausesocean

ridges.Theseridgesformlongmountainranges,whichonlyriseabovetheocean

surfaceinafewplaces.

Anothertypeofreaction-trenches-occursbetweentwoplatesthataremoving

towardeachother.Astheplatesmeet,onebendsdownwardandplungesunderneaththe

other.Thisformsdeepoceantrenches.TheMarianasTrenchoffGuaminthewestern

PacificOceanhasadepthofmorethan36,000feet.Thisisthelowestpointon

theoceanfloor.Iftheleadingedgesofthetwocollidingplatescarrycontinents,

thenthelayersofrockintheoverridingplatecrumple（變皺）andfold.Aplate

thatcarriedwhatisnowIndiacollidedwiththesouthernedgeoftheplatethat

carriedEuropeandmostofAsia.ThiscausedtheHimalayas,theworld'shighest

mountains.

Thethirdreactionistransformfaults（轉(zhuǎn)換斷層）。Thesefaultsoccurwhere

twoplatesthataretravelinginoppositedirectionss1idepasteachother.Severe

earthquakescanoccur.TheSanAndreasFaultinCaliforniaisagoodexampleofthis

typeofmovement.

36.Theword"stable"（paragraph1）means

A.Haplaceforhorses',.

B."calmandeasygoing',.

C."steadyorfirm".

D.Hacollectionofanimals11.

37.Toexplaintheeffectoftrenches,thewritergivestheexampleof

A.theseafloorintheAtlanticOcean.

B.theHimalayanMountains.

C.Europe.

D.India.

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?

Welovethemsomuchthatsomeofussleepwiththemunderthepi1low,yetwe

areincreasinglyconcernedthatwecannotescapetheirelectronicreach.Weusethem

toconveyourmostintimatesecrets,yetweworrythattheyareathreattoourprivacy.

WerelyonthemmorethantheInternettocopewithmodernlife,yetmanyofusdon't

believeadvertisementssayingweneedmoreadvancedservices.

Sweepingasidethedoubtsthatmanypeoplefeelaboutthebenefitsofnewthird

generationphonesandfearsoverthehealtheffectsofphonemasts（天線竿）,arecent

reportclainsthatthelong-termeffectsofnewmobiletechnologieswillbeentirely

positivesolongasthepubliccanbeconvincedtomakeuseofthem.Researchabout

usersofmobilephonesrevealsthatthemobilehasalreadymovedbeyondbeingamere

practicalcommunicationstooltobecomethebackbone（支柱）ofmodernsociallife,

fromloveaffairstofriendshiptowork.Onefemaleteacher,32,toldtheresearchers:

"Ilovemyphone.It'smyfriend."

Thecloserelationshipbetweenuserandphoneismostpronouncedamong

teenagers,thereportsays,whoregardtheirmobilesasanexpressionoftheir

identity.Thisispartlybecausemobilesareseenasbeingbeyondthecontrolof

parents.Buttheresearcherssuggestthatanotherreasonmaybethatmobiles,

especiallytaxtmessaging,areseenasawayofovercomingshyness."Textingisoften

usedforapologies,toexcuselatenessortocommunicateotherthingsthatmakeus

uncomfortable,"thereportsays,Theimpactofphones,however,hasbeenlocalrather

thanglobal,supportingexistingfriendshipsandnetworks,ratherthanopeningusers

toanewbroadercommunity.Eventhelanguageoftextinginoneareacanbe

incomprehensibletoanybodyfromanotherarea.

Amongthemostimportantbenefitsofusingmobilephones,thereportclaims,

wi11beavastlyimprovedmobileinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）,providinggains

throughouttheeconomy,andtheprovisionofamoresophisticatedlocation-based

servicesforusers.Thereportcallsongovernmenttoputmoreeffortintothedelivery

ofservicesbybobilephone,withsuggestionsincludingpublictransportandtraffic

informationanddoctors'textmessagestoremindpatientsofappointments."Ilove

thatidea,'*oneusersaidinaninterview.nItwouldmeanIwouldn'thavetowrite

ahundredmessagestomyself.

Therearemanyotherpossibi1ities.AtarecenttradefairinSweden,amobile

navigationproductwaslaunched.Whentheuserentersadestination,arouteis

automaticallydownloadedtotheirmobileandpresentedbyvoice,picturesandmaps

astheydrive.Infuture,thesedeviceswillalsobeabletoplanaroundcongestion

（交通堵塞）androadworksinrealtime.Thirdgenerationphoneswi11alsoallow

forremotemonitoringofpatientsbydoctors.InBritainscientistsaredeveloping

aasthma（哮喘）managementsolution,usingmobilestodetectearlysignsofanattack.

41.Whatdoesthewritersuggestinthefirstparagraphaboutourattitudesto

mobilephones?

A.Wecan't1ivewithoutthem.

B.Weareworriedaboutusingthemsomuch.

C.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingsaboutthem.

D.Weneedthemmorethananythingelsetodealwithmodemlife.

42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Modernsocialliferelies