职称英语考试2005年理工类B级考试试题

第1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 It is obvious that he will win the game．
A likely
B possible
C clear
D strange
2 There is no risk to public health．
A point
B danger
C chance  
D hope
3 Did anyone call me when was out?
A invite
C answer
B name
D phone
4 It took us along time to mend the house
A build
B destroy
C design
D repair
5 I don’t quite follow what she is saying．
A believe
B understand
C explain
D accept
6 We can no longer put up with his actions
A bear
B accept
C support
D oppose
7 Loud noises can be irritating．
A confusing  
B interesting
C stimulating
D annoying
8 That player is eternally arguing with the referee
A desperately
C eventually
B constantly
D extensively
9 The governor gave a rather vague outline of his tax plan.
A unclear
B firm
C short
D neat
10 Gambling is lawful in Nevada·
A popular
B booming
C legal
D profitable
11 These are their motives for doing it-
A reasons
B excuses
C answers
D plans
12 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west.
A twists
B stretches
C broadens
D bends
13 Henry cannot resist the lure of drugs-
A abuse
B flavor
C temptation
D consumption
14 These programmes are of immense value to old people·
A natural
B fatal
C tiny
D enormous
15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation
A maintain
B improve
C assess
D protect
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.
The Smog(烟雾)
 
For over a month. Indonesia was in crisis. Forest fires raged out of control as the country
Suffered its worst drought for 50 years . Smoke form the fires mixed with sunlight and hot dry air to form a cloud of smog This pollution quickly spread and within days it was hanging over
neighbouring countries including Malaysia．Singapore and Thailand
When the smoke combined with pollution from factories and cars．it soon became poisonous
(有毒的)．Dangerous amounts of CO became trapped under the smog and pollution levels rose．
People wheezed f喘息)and coughed as they left the house and their eyes watered immediately．
  The smog made it impossible to see across streets and whole cities disappeared as grey soot
(烟灰)covered everything．In some areas，water was hosed(用胶管浇)from high—rise city
buildings to tIY and break up the smog．
Finally，heavy rains，which came in November，put out the fires and cleared the air．But the
environmental costs and health problems will remain．Many people from South-Eastern Asian
cities aireadv suffer from breathing huge amounts of car exhaust fumes(汽车排放的废气)and
factory pollution．Breathing problems could well increase and many non-sufferers may have
difficulties for血e first time．Wildlife has suffered too．In lowland forests，elephants，deer, and
tigers have been driven out of their homes by smog．
But smog is not just an Asian problem．In fact，the word was first used in London in 1905 to
describe the mixture of smoke and thick fog．Fog often hung over the capital．Sometimes the
smog was so thick and poisonous that people were killed by breathing problems or in accidents．
About 4，000 Londoners died within five days as a result of thick smog in 1952.
16 Indonesia was in crisis because of the drought．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
17 The smog spread to neighbouring countries．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
18 The air·pollution index went up t0 300 within a few days．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
19 Water was used to try to break up the smog．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
20 Many Indonesians blamed the government for the drought．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
21 The forest animals haven’t been affected by the smog．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
22 The word“smog”first appeared in 1952．
  A RightB WrongC Not mentioned
第3部分：概括大意与完成句子  (第21-30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l～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。
Cloning(克隆)：Future Perfect?
1  A clone is an exact copy of a plant or animal produced from any one cell Since Scottish
scientists reported that they had managed to clone a sheep named Dolly in 1997 research into
cloning has grown rapidly．In May 1998，scientists in Massachusetts managed to create tWO
identical calves(牛犊)using cloning technology A mouse has also been cloned successfully But
the debate over cloning humans really started when Chicago physicist Richard Seed made a
surprising announcement：“We will have managed to clone a human being within the next two
years，”he told the world．
2  Seed’s announcement provoked a lot of media attention，most of it negative．In Europe，
nineteen nations have already signed an agreement banning human cloning and in the US the
President announced：“We will be introducing a law to ban au human cloning and many states in
the US will have passed anti—cloning laws by the end of the year”
3  Many researchers are not so negative about cloning They are worried that laws banning
human cloning will threaten important research In March，The New England Journal of Medicine
called any plan to ban research on cloning humans seriously mistaken Many researchers also
believe that in spite of attempts to ban it，human cloning will have become routine by 2010
because it is impossible to stop the progress of science
4  Is there reason to fear that cloning will lead to a nightmare world? The public has been
bombarded(轰炸)with newspaper articles，television shows and films，as well as cartoons．Such
information is often misleading，and makes people wonder what on earth the scientists will be
doing next．
5  Within the next five to ten years scientists will probably have found a way of cloning
humans．It could be that pretty soon we will be able to choose the person that we want our child
to look like But how would it feel to be a clone among hundreds，the anti-cloners ask Pretty cool，
answer the pro-cloners (赞成克隆的人)．
23 Paragraph l  
24 Paragraph 2  
25 Paragraph 3  
26 Paragraph 4  
A Strong Reactions
B Anxiety about the Future of Cloning
C The Right to Choose
D What is Cloning?
E Arguments in Favor of Cloning
F A Common Sight
27 Richard Seed claimed to be able to clone 
28 Richard Seed’s announcement received 
29 The United States will introduce 
30 Within ten years scientists will probably have 
A the nucleus of a cell
B cloned human beings
C a human being in two years
D a law to ban human cloning
E a report on human cloning
F heavy media coverage
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
从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
第一篇
Almost Human?
Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot．This is not science fiction：some
say they will have made it by the year 2020 Carol Packer reports
  Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an
android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．
Kismet is different from the traditional robot because it Can show human emotions．Its eyes，ears
and lips move to show when it feels happy. sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new
generation of androids——robots that look like human beings——which Can imitate human
feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother．However,
scientists admit that So far Cog has the mental ability of a two—year—old．
  The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机
器人)with brains similar to those of all adult human being．These robots will be designed to look
like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will
they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing
dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations．They will also be doing more and mom of the
household work for us In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain us by
dancing and playing the piano．
  Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will
people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people
will be wearing micro—computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have
micro—chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets
(小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one
wonders whether，in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel
pain．Who knows?
31 Kismet is different from traditional robots because
A it thinks for itself
B It is not like science fiction
C it can look after two—year-old．
D it seems to have human feelings．
32 What makes Cog special?
A It looks like a mother．
B  It behaves like a child．
C It can imitate the behavior of a mother．
D It has a huge brain．
In about 15 years’ time from now，robots
A will become space designers．
B  will look like monsters．
C will behave like animals．
D  will think like humans．
34 In the future robots will also
  A explore space．
  B entertain people．
  C move much faster．
  D do a11 of the housework．
35 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?
A  Critical．
B  Hostile．
C  Objective．
D  Enthusiastic
第二篇Credit Card Only Works When Spoken to
A credit card that will not work unless it hears its owner’s voice could become an important
weapon in the fight against fraud(欺骗)．