职称英语考试2004年理工类A级考试试题

第l部分：词汇选项  (第1～15题，每题1分，共15分)
    下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请从每个句子后面所
给的4个选项中选择1个与画线部分意义最相近的词或短语。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的
位置上。
1 The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth．
  A take out      B break off
  C push in       D dig up
2 The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September．
  A play    B show
  C send    D tell
3 This table is strong and durable．
  A long-lasting    B extensive
  C far-reaching    D eternal
4 He endured great pain before he finally expired
    A fired    B resigned
    C died     D retreated
5 The girl is gazing at herself in the mirror．
  A smiling    B laughing
  C shouting    D staring
6 The index is the government’s chief．gauge of future economic activity
A measure    B opinion
C method     D decision
7 It’s sensible to start any exercise program gradually at first．
A workable    B reasonable
C possible     D available
8 A lot of people could fall ill after drinking contaminated water．
A boiled    B polluted
C mixed    D sweetened
9 You have to be patient if you want to sustain your position
  A maintain    B better
  C acquire    D support
10 She stood there，trembling with fear．
  A jumping    B crying
  C moving     D shaking
11 Medical facilities are being upgraded．
  A expanded    B repaired
  C improved    D transferred
12 Rock climbing is hazardous
  A interesting    B dangerous
  C attractive      D useful
13 John is eligible for this job．
A accepted    B recommended
C rejected   D recommended
14 In order to improve our standard of living，we have to accelerate production．
A involve    B decrease
C speed up   D give up
15  Mary looked pale and weary．
  A worried    B ugly
  C silly       D exhausted
第2部分：阅读判断  (第16~22题，每题1分，共7分)
    阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。
如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在
答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑。
Mother Nature Shows Her Strength
    Tornadoes(龙卷风)and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into
Trumbull County on Saturday evening．The storms were dramatic and dangerous．
    George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel
(漏斗状的)cloud was behind him．“I stopped the truck and watched the funnel cloud．It was
about 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a while．It was moving toward
Bradley Road and then suddenly it disappeared．”Snyder said．
    Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern 0hio on
Saturday．In Trumbull County，a tornado turned trees onto their sides．Some trees fell onto
houses and cars．Other trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down．
    Amanda Sym check was having a party when the storm began．“I knew something was
wrong, ”he said．“I saw the sky go green and pink(粉红色)．Then it sounded like a train
rushing toward the house．I started crying and told everyone to go to the basement for
protection．”
    The tornado caused a 10t of damage to cars and houses in the area．It will take a long time
and much money to repair everything．There was also serious water damage from the
thunderstorms．The heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes．
    The storms caused serious flooding in areas near the river．More than four inches of rain fell
in parts of Trumbull County．The river was so high that the water ran into streets and houses．
Many streets had to be closed to Cars and trucks because of the high water．This made it difficult
for fire trucks，police Cars，and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble．
    Many people who live near the river had to leave their homes for their own safety．Some
people reported five feet of water in their homes．Local and state officials opened emergency
shelters for the people who were evacuated(撤走)．’The Red Cross served meals to them．
    “This was a really intense storm，”said Snyder．“People were afraid．Mother Nature can be
fierce．We were lucky this time．No one was killed”
16 The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturday evening．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
17 George Snyder was a firefighter．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
18 Amanda Sym check was having a party in the basement when the storm began.
  A Right    B Wrong     C Not mentioned
19 Power supply system was not damaged during the storm．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
20 There had not been such a severe storm in Trumbull County for a hundred years．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
21 Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
22 Several people were missing during the storm．
  A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子  (第23～30题，每题1分，共8分)
    阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项
中为第1--~4段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27,-~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选
择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
Earth Angels
1  Joying Brescia was 8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts(烟头)were littering
her hometown beach in Isle of Palms，South Carolina．When she learned that it takes five years
for the remains of a cigarette to disintegrate，she decided to take action．Joying launched a“No
Butts on the Beach” campaign．She raised money and awareness about the need to keep the
beaches dean．With the help of others．Joying also bought or received donations of gallon-size
plastic ice．cream buckets．The buckets were filled with sand。and placed at a11 public-access
areas of the beach．The buckets allowed people to dispose of their cigarettes before hitting the
beach．Two years later。Joying says the buckets are fun and the beach is nearly free of cigarette
debris(残片)．
2  People who 1ive in or visit Steamboat Springs，Colorado．have Carter Dunham to thank for
a new state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species of wildlife．
Carter and other students wrote a management plan for the area around the Yampa River．The
plan was part of a class project when Carter was a freshman at Steamboat Springs High Schoo1.
Working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife．Carter and his classmates mapped the area and
 species of animals living there．They also made decisions about．among other things。where
fences and parking areas should be built．
3  Barbara Brown and her friends collect oil．It started as a project for their 4H Club after one
of the girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in Victoria。Texas．They
did some research and discovered that oil can contaminate ground water--a real danger in rural
areas．where people live off the water on their 1and．The girls researched ways to recycle oil and
worked with a local oil-recycling company on the issue．Now．the“Don’t Be Crude”program
runs oil．collection sites--tanks that hold up to 460 gallons--where people in the community can
dispose of their oil．
4  Five years ago．11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream：for all the
people in Africa to have clean drinking water．His dream began in the first grade when he
1earned that people were dying because they didn’t have clean water，and that as 1ittle as$70
 could build a well．“We really take water for granted，”says Ryan，of Kemptville，Ontario，in
 Canada．“In other countries．you have to plan for it．”Ryan earned the first$70 by doing extra
 chores(零工)，but with the help of others，he has since raised hundreds of thousands of dollars．
His efforts led to the start of the Ryan’s Well Foundation，which raises money for clean water
 and health．related services for people in African countries and developing countries．
23 Paragraph 1           
24 Paragraph 2           
25 Paragraph 3            
26 Paragraph 4            
A Provide Clean Water
B Dig 0il Wells
C Save Clean Water
D Don’t Litter
E Don’t Be Crude
F Protect Wildlife
27 Joying placed the buckets at all public-access areas to             
28 People are grateful to Carter Dunham for his efforts to             
29 Disposed oil and many other items can be reused to                
30    Ryan，with the help of others，is fulfilling his dream of help African people to
第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
    下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，