2006职称英语考试模全真拟试题 理工类C级第三套

一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1. The normal price of a ticket for an adult is $230.
A) ordinary B)proper
C) fair D)medium

2．We have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly.
A) decrease B)cease
C) continue D)keep

3． In Tom's eyes, the restaurant at the corner of the street is a very smart one.
A clever B elegant C loyal D brave

4. He was said to have been removed from the position of manager for a recent conflict with an important customer.
A dismissed B released C picked D exposed

5 I don't feel secure when I am alone in the house.
A safe B pretty C distant D obvious

6 Swedish is the native language of most Swedes.
A natural B home C mother D ancient

7 Ms Hawkins handles the company's accounts.
A deals with B deals in C holds on D holds out

8 I reserve the right to disagree.
A deserve B keep C perceive D notice

9 The solid facts he provided in his speech left a deep impression on his audience.
A strong B entire C reliable D hard

10 We can't take more than 100 guests.
A hold B set C let D catch

11 My sister has a talent for music.
A interest B limitation C dream D gift

12 The city was literally destroyed.
A word-for-word B eventually C actually D likely

13 It is very late; hence you must go to bed.
A from now on B later C elsewhere D thus

14 This book embraces many subjects.
A adopts B covers C presses D accepts

15 He is sure of the coming of investment boom after adopting the new investment policies.
A decrease B increase C influence D preparation
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第二部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共七分）
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。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

El Nino （厄尔尼诺现象）

While some forecasting methods had limited SUCCESS predicting the 1997 E1 Nino a few months in advance，the Columbia University researchers say their method call predict large E1 Nino events up to two years in advance．That would be good news for governments，farmers and others seeking to plan for the droughts and heavy rainfall that El Nino can produce in various parts of the world.
Using a computer the researchers matched sea-surface temperatures to later El Nino occurrences between 1980 and 2000 and were then able to anticipate E1 Nino events dating back to1857, using prior sea-surface temperatures．The results were reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature．
The researchers say their method is not perfect, but Bryan C．Weare．a meteorologist at the University of California, Davis，who was not involved in the work，said it“suggests‘E1 Nino is indeed predictable．”
“This will probably convince others to search around more for even better methods．”said Weare．He added that the new method“makes it possible to predict El Nino at 1ong lead times．” Other models also use sea-surface temperatures, but they have not looked as far back because they need other data，which is only available for recent decades，Weare said．
The ability to predict the warming and cooling of the Pacitic is of immense importance’．The 1997 El Nino，for example，caused an estimated$20 billion in damage worldwide，offset by beneficial effects in other areas，said David Anderson，of the European Centre for Medium．Range Weather Forecasts in Reading England．The 1877 El Nino，meanwhile，coincided with a failure of the Indian monsoon and a famine that killed perhaps 40 million in India and China。prompting the development of seasonal forecasting，Anderson said．
When El Nino hit in 199 1 and 1997．200 million people were affected by flooding in China alone．according to a 2002 United Nations report．
While predicting smaller E1 Nino events remains tricky．the ability to predict larger ones should be increased to at least a year if the new method is confirmed．
E1 Nino tends to develop between April and June and reaches its peak between December and February．The warming tends to last between 9 and 1 2 months and occurs every two to seven years·
The new forecasting method does not predict any major El Nino events in the next two years, although a weak warming toward the end of this year is possible．

E1 Nino n．厄尔尼诺现象
Equatorial adj．赤道的
Occurrence n．发生
Meteorologist n．气象学家
Offset v．抵销
Lead adj．提前的
Monsoon n．季风
Tricky adj．难以捉摸的

练习：
1．The method used by the Columbia University researchers can predict E1 Nino a few months in advance．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

2. The Columbia University researchers studied the relationship between the past EI Nino occurrences and sea—surface temperatures．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

3. The Columbia University researchers are the first to use sea-surface temperatures to match the past EI Nino occurrences．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

4. Weare’s contribution in predicting E1 Nino，was highly praised by other meteorologists．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

5. According to a Chinese report，the flooding in China caused by E1 Nino in 1 99 1 and 1 997 affected 200 million Chinese people．
A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

6. It takes about eight months for El Nino to reach its peak．
A．right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

7. A special institute has been set up in America to study E1 Nino．
A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

第三部分：概括大意与完成句子 （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）1---4 题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Icy Microbes

In ice that has sealed a salty Antarctic lake for more than 2,800 years, scientists have found frozen bacteria and algae that returned to life after thawing. The research may help in the search for life on Mars, which is thought to have subsurface lakes of ice.
A research team led by Peter Doran of the University of Illinois at Chicago drilled through more than 39 feet ice to collect samples of bacteria and algae. When Doran's team brought them back and warmed them up a bit, they sprang back to life.
Doran said the microbes have been age-dated at 2,800 years old, but even older microbes may live deeper in the ice sheet sealing the lake, and in the briny water below the ice. That deeper ice and the water itself will be cautiously sampled in a later expedition that will test techniques may one day be used on Mars.
Called Lake Vida, the 4.5-square -- kilometer body is one of a series of lakes located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, some 2,200 kilometers due south of New Zealand. This lake has been known since the 1950s, but people ignored it because they thought it was just a big block of ice. While at the site for other research in the 1990s, Doran and his colleagues sent radar signals into the clear ice covering the lake and were surprised to find that 62 feet below there was a pool of liquid water that was about seven times more salty than seawater.
That prompted the researchers to return in 1996 with equipment to drill a hole down to within a few feet of the water layer. At the bottom of this hole, researchers harvested specimens of algae and bacteria.
The searchers will return in 2004 equipped with instruments that are sterilized. They will then drill through the full 62 feet of ice and sample some of the briny water from the lake for analysis. The water specimen will be cultured to see if it contains life. Specimens from the water are expected to be even older than the life forms extracted from the ice covering.

1. Paragraph 2 ___.
2. Paragraph 3 ___.
3. Paragraph 4 ___.
4. Paragraph 6 ___.

A. Significance of testing techniques for sampling microbes in the deep ice sheet
B. special features of lake Vida
C. later expedition on mars
D. 2004 revisit planned for collecting lake water specimen
E. Antarctic frozen life sampled and revived
F. Accidental discovery of ice-sealed lake water Antarctica

5. Scientists ignored lake Vida because they thought that a lake of ice ___.
6. Scientists expect that the life, if found in deeper water below the ice sheet, ____.
7. What the scientists will do in 2004 ___.
8. The salt concentration in the liquid water of Lake Vida ___.

A. is found to be a great deal higher than that of seawater
B. was of little scientific value
C. may be older than that collected below 39 sheet of ice
D. might have come from Mars
E. is to collect some briny lake water for analysis
F. may return to life sooner than microbes frozen in the surface ice.

第四部分：阅读理解（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。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从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1篇
Losing Weight

Girls as young as 1 0 years old are dieting and in danger of developing unhealthy attitudes
about weight，body image and food，a group of Toronto researchers reported Tuesday．
Their study of 2,279 girls aged 10 to 14 showed that while the vast majority had healthy
weights，nearly a third felt they were overweight and were trying to lose pounds．Even at the tender agez of 10，nearly 32 per cent of girls felt“too fat'’and 31 per cent said they were trying to diet．
McVey，a researcher at．the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto，and her colleagues
analyzed data collected in a number of surveys of southern Ontario school girls between 1 993 and 2003，reporting their findings in Tuesday’s issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal．
Nearly 80 per cent of the girls had a healthy body weight and only 7．2 per cent were
considered overweight using standard weight-to．height ratios．Most researchers suggest the rate of overweight children in this country is several times higher than that figure．
Nearly 30 per cent of the girls reported they Were currently trying to lose weight，though few admitted to dangerous behavior such as self-induced vomiting．
Still，a test that measured attitudes towards eating showed 10．5 per cent of survey
Participants were already at risk of developing an eating disorder．
‘'We’re not talking about kids who’ve been prescribed a diet because they’re above average weight or overweight. We’re talking about children who are within a healthy weight range。And they have taken it upon themselves to diet to lose weight，”McVey said，acknowledging she found the rates disturbing．She said striking a balance between healthy weights and healthy attitudes towards food and body image is a complex task，with no easy solutions．

词汇：
overweight adj．超重的；过重的
induce vt．引起，导致
prescribe vt．处方；开药；嘱咐

1．The study showed that most of the girls
A)were overweight．
B) were on a diet．
C)had unhealthy attitudes about weight
D)had a healthy body weight．

2．What percentage of the girls considered themselves overweight?
A)Nearly 80 percent．
B)7．2 percent．
C)Nearly 30percent．
D)10．5 percent．

3．The survey participants were girls
A)whowere 10．
B)who were 14．
C)who were 10 to 14．
D)who were 10 to 18．

4． What kind of institution does the lead researcher work with?
A)A schoo1．
B)A hospital．
C)An association．
D)A charity．

5． Unhealthy attitudes about weight，body image and food may
A)lead to an eating disorder．
B)result from self-induced vomiting．
C)make it easier to gain weight．
D)bring about greater competition．

第2篇
Will Quality Eat up the U.S. Lead in Software?

If U.S. software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top U.S. quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
Already, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India. That's largely because they have used new methodologies rejected by American software specialists. For example, for decades, quality specialists, W. Edwards Deming and J. M. Juran had urged U.S. software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the U.S -- but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In U.S. factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance. But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs. It tell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%.
Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India. Let's hope that U.S. lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.

1. What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?
A) India.
B) The US.
C) Brazil.
D) Germany.

2. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is tree?
A) He is now still an IBM employer.
B) He has worked for IBM for 37 years.
C) India honors him highly.
D) The US pays much attention to his quality advice.

3.By what means did Japan grab its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?
A)Its advertising was most successful.
B)Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
C) The US hardware industry was lagging behind.
D) Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.

4. What does the founding of the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute symbolize?
A) It symbolizes the US determination to move ahead with its software.
B) It symbolizes the Japanese efforts to solve the software quality problem.
C) It symbolizes the Indian ambition to take the lead in software.
D) It symbolizes the Chinese policy on importing software.

5. What is the writer worrying about?
A) Many US software specialists are working for Japan.
B) The quality problem has become a worldwide problem.
C)India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US.
D) The US will no longer be the first software player in the world.

第3篇
Young Female Chimps Outlearn Their Brothers
Young female chimps are faster and better learners than young male chimps，sugges a new
study，echoing learning differences seen in human girls and boys．
While young male chimps pass their time playing，young female chimps carefully study their mothers．As a result，they learn how to fish for’tasty termite snacks over two years before the boys．
Elizabeth Lonsdorf,now at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago，US，and colleagues at the University of Minnesota，Saint Paul，spent four years。watching how young chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania4 learned“cultural behavior”．
The sex differences in learning behavior were“consistent and strikingly apparent”，says the team．The researchers point out that similar differences are seen in human children with regard to skills such as writing．“A sex—based learning differences may therefore date back0 at 1east to the 1ast common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans，”they write in the journal Nature．
Chimps make flexible tools'：from vegetation and then insert them into termite mounds．extract them and then munch the termites clinging onto the t001．The researchers used video cameras to record this feeding behavior and found that each chimp mother had her own technique。such as how she used tools of different lengths．
Analysis of the six infants whose ages were known showed that girl chimps were an average Of 3 1 months old when they succeeded in fishing out their termites．where the boy chimps were aged 58 months on average．Females were also more skillful at getting out more termites with every dip and used techniques similar to their mothers while males did not．
Instead of studying their mothers，the boy chimps spent a significantly greater amount of time frolicking around the termite mound．Behaviors such as playing or swinging might help the male infants later in life when typically male activities like hunting or fighting for dominance become
important，suggest the researchers．
Lonsdorf adds that there are just two main sources of animal protein for chimps — the termites or colobus monkeys．“Mature males often hunt monkeys up flees．but females are almost
always either pregnant or burdened with a clinging infants．This makes hunting difficult,” she says．”Adult females spend more time fishing for termites than males．’’So becoming proficient at termite fishing’could mean．adult females eat better,” They can watch their offspring at the same time．The young of both sexes seem to pursue activities related to their adult sex roles at a very young age．”

词汇．
chimp／n(口语)=chimpanzee／n．黑猩猩
outlearn／v．在学习上胜过
termite／n。白蚁
munch／v．用力嚼；津津有味地吃
frolic／／n．嬉戏v．(-icked；一icking)嬉戏
colobus／n．疣猴
offspring／n．子孙，后代

1．Why do young female chimps learn faster than young male chimps at fishing for termites?
A)Because young female chimps don’t play with their brothers．
B)Because young female chimps begin to study their mothers earlier．
C)Because young male chimps never learn to fish for termites．
D)Because young male chimps are not interested in termites．
2．What are the tools With which chimps fish for termites?
A)Tree branches．
B)Vegetables．
C)Fruits．
D)Grass．
3．Which of the following is true about chimps fishing for termites according to paragraph 6?
A) Males often compete with females in fishing for termites．
B)Males could get out more termites with every dip．
C)Females could get out more termites with every dip．
D)Males are good at mastering technique for fishing for termites．
4．How did the researchers explain the fact that boy chimps spent more time Oil playing?
A)They like hunting．
B)They enjoy fighting．
C)It helps them to stay fit．
D)It will make them good fighters and hunters in the future．
5．According t0 the last paragraph．which of the following is NOT true?
A)Adult chimps hunt monkeys while young chimps fish for termites．
B)The main source of animal piotein for male chimps is colobus monkeys．
C)The main source of animal protein for female chimps is termites．
D)Female chimps fish for termites while watching their children．

第五部分：补全短文（每题2分，共10分）
阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放会文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置。

Weight Worries May Start Early for Slim Women
There is a range of reasons why thin women think they’re too heavy，but the distorted body image may often have its roots in childhood，me results of a new study suggest.
Researchers found that among more than 2．400 min women they surveyed，nearly 1 0 percent thought they were too heavy．——(1)——.
According to the study authors，led by Dr．Susanne Kruger Kjaer of the Danish Cancer Society，Copenhagen，society’s“ideal”female body is moving toward an underweight physique· ___2___.
To investigate body image among thin women，the researchers gave questionnaires to 2,443 women ages 27 to 38 whose body mass index was at the low end of normal.——(3)——.
Overall，almost 1 0 percent of the women thought they were too heavy．Those who reported certain“severe life events”in childhood or adolescence，such as having a parent become ill or having their educational hopes dashed，were more likely than others to have a distorted body image．——(4)——.
In contrast，traumatic events in adulthood，such as serious illness or significant marital problems, were not related to poor body image，the researchers report
一(5)——

underweight adj．重量不足的
physique n．体格
questionnaire n．调查表
dash vt．使(希望、计划等)破灭，挫败
traumatic adj．使人不快的

A The same was true of4 women who started having sex or drinking alcohol when they were younger than 1 5 years old．
B Experiences’in childhood．including having an ill parent，or starting to drink or have sex at a particularly young age，were among the risk factors for having a distorted body image·
C “Our results indicate that the risk of being dissatisfied with (one’s)own body weight may be established early in life，”Kjaer and her colleagues write．
D Research suggests that many normal-weight women wish to weigh less．
E If worries have altered your appetite or weight，it will help to talk to someone about it．
F The women were asked about factors ranging from childhood experiences to current
exercise habits．

第六部分：完型填空 （每题1分，共15分）
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，并涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Save Energy at Home
On the average，Americans waste as much energy as two-thirds of the world’s population consumes．That’s _1_ the result of driving inefficient cars，using inefficient appliances，andliving and working in poorly insulated buildings．Then what can you do to improve the _2_ ?
Buy energy-efficient products．—Buy new appliances or electronics of the highest energy-efficiency rating．New energy·efficient models may cost more initially，but have a lower operating _3_ over their lifetimes．The most energy-efficient models _4_ the Energy Star label．which identifies products that use 20一40 percent less energy than standard new products． According to the EPA，the typical American household can save about$400 per year in _5_ bills with products that carry the Energy Star．
Switch to compact fluorescent bulbs．一Change the three bulbs you use _6_ in your house to compact fluorescents3．Each compact fluorescent bulb will keep half a ton of carbon dioxide out of the air over its lifetime． _7_ ，compact fluorescent bulbs last ten times as long and can save$30 per year in electricity costs．
Set heating and cooling temperatures correctly．—Check thermostats in your home to make sure they are _8_ at a level that doesn’t waste energy．Get an electronic thermostat that will allow your furnace to heat the house to a lower temperature when you’re sleeping and retum it to a more _9_ temperature before you wake up．
Turn off the lights．一 _10_ lights and other electrical appliances such as televisions and radios when you’re not using them．Install automatic timers for lights that people in your house frequently forget to turn them off when _11_ a room．
Choose renewable energy．— Many consumers can now choose their energy supplier．If you have a choice，choose an electric utility that uses renewable power _12_ ，such as solar, water or wind．
Let the sun shine In．—The cheapest and most energy—efficient light and heat source is often right_outside your windows．On _13_ days，open blinds to let the sun light’your home for free．Also remember that _14_ entering a room equals passive solar heating．Even on cold winter days，sun streaming into a room Can raise the temperature by several _15_．

词汇：
appliance／n．(电气)器具
dioxide／n．二氧化物
insulate／adj．隔热
thermostat／n．温度自动调节器
rating／n．等级级别
timer／n．定时器
fluorescent／adj．荧光的
blind／n．百叶窗

1． A) unlikely B)largely C)tremendously D)vastly
2． A) tool B)factor C)fact D)situation
3． A) prize B)label C)cost D)position
4． A) carry B)bring C)change D)return
5． A) phone B)water C)food D)energy
6． A) less B)most C)rarely D)seldom
7． A) Moreover B)However C)Therefore D)So
8． A) corrected B)changed C)set D)repaired
9． A) comfortable B)common C)convenient D)dramatic
10． A) Turn over B)Turn on C)Turn off D)Turn out
11． A) decorating B)using C)repairing D)leaving
l 2． A) station B)resources C)supply D)shortage
13． A) bright B)cloudy C)hot D)dark
14． A) air B)rain C)wind D)sunlight
15． A) layers B)levels C)degrees D)points
 
答案及解析
 
 

第一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）
下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1．A．划线词和四个被选项这5个形容词都是C级应该掌握的常见词汇。Normal和 ordinary的词义相近，都具有“通常的，普通的”的含义。 Fair是“公平的”； proper是“适当的, 正确的” ；medium是“中间的, 中等的”。该句的含义是“每位成年人的通常票价是230美圆。”

2 B。划线词和四个被选项这5个动词都是C级应该掌握的常见词汇。其中除A以外，其余的被选项都可以跟动名词结构：quit doing.. = cease doing../停止..., continue doing../继续.., keep doing../一直…。该句的含义是“我们得要求他们停止说法以便所有在场的人都能清楚地听见我们的声音。”

3． B。分析：利用搭配结构语意（餐厅是..）判断答案选项B（雅致的）。该句含义是“在汤姆看来，位于街道拐角处的那家餐厅是非常雅致的一家餐厅。”
Smart adj. 聪敏的，才思敏捷的, 雅致的；时髦的；Loyal adj.（常与to连用）忠诚的，忠实的；elegant adj.文雅的, 端庄的

4. A. 分析：根据搭配结构“被从经理的职位上…”判断A（解职）是答案。该句含义是“据说由于他最近与一个重要的客户之间发生了冲突，所以被解除了经理的职位。” Dismiss vt.解散, 下课, 开除； release n.释放vt.释放, 解放； pick vt.摘, 挑选； expose vt.使暴露, 受到, 使曝光

5． A． 分析：借助句意（当我一个人在家里的时候我感到不..）判断A（安全的）是答案。Secure adj安全的, 可靠的；稳定的；pretty: adj. 漂亮的；迷人的；可爱的;adv. 相当；颇

6． C． 分析：该题也是考察常见词汇。借助句意（瑞典语是大多数瑞典人的..语言）判断答案是C（本国的）。Native adj. 出生地的, 本地的；土生土长的；ancient adj.远古的, 旧的。

7. A． 分析：利用组成成分的基本词义（deal n.交易vi.处理, 应付； hold n.把握, 控制vt.拿着, 保存）猜测短语大意。并借助句意（霍金斯夫人..公司的帐户）判断答案A。deal with v.安排, 处理, 涉及；deal in v.经营； hold on v.继续, 不挂断；hold out v.伸出, 提供.

8. B。分析：借助句意（我…不一致的权利）判断答案是B（保留）。Reserve: v. 保留；预订；预约；Perceive vt.察觉, 感到, 认识到； deserve vt.应受, 值得

9． C。 分析：借助搭配结构语意（..的事实）判断答案C（可靠的）。Solid adj固态的，固体的, 坚固的, 可靠的；hard adj. 坚硬的, 困难的，难的adv.努力地；艰苦地; 强烈地；entire adj.全部的, 完整的

10． A。分析：该题考察常见词汇的词义。借助句意（我们容纳不下100名以上的客人）判断答案为A（容纳）。Take: v. 容纳；装； Let: v. 允许，让, 出租；set: v. 调整；安排; （星星、月亮、太阳）落下，沉没

11． D. 该句含义是“我的妹妹（姐姐）有音乐方面的才华”。talent n.天才, 才干; interest n.兴趣, 关心, 重要性, 影响, 利息, [常 pl.] 利益, 利害vt.使发生兴趣; limitation n.限制, 局限性； dream v.做梦, 梦见, 梦想n.梦, 梦想； gift n.赠品, 礼物, 天赋

12． C．该句的含义是“这座城市实际上被摧毁了”。Literally adv.照字义, 逐字地， 差不多, 实际上； Eventually adv. 最后； likely adj.很可能的adv.或许, 很可能； word-for-word adj.逐字的, 逐字翻译的

13．D．分析：借助句意（很晚了，…你必须上床睡觉了）确认答案D(因此)。Elsewhere adv. 在别处，到别处； from now on adv.从现在开始

14． B。分析：借助句意（这本书…许多主题）判断B（包括）是答案。Embrace vt.拥抱，包括，包含; Cover vt（常与with连用）盖；报导； adopt vt.收养, 采取；采用

15. B. 分析：注意到被选项A和B正好是正反项，所以重点注意。借助句意（他相信在采取了新的投资政策后，投资的高涨（投资的增加）一定会到来）判断B（增加）是答案。Decrease n.减少, 减少之量v.减少； influence n.影响, 感化, 势力, 有影响的人(或事) vt.影响, 改变； preparation
n.准备, 预备

第二部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共七分）
阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。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

1．B．分析：利用句子中的特征词Columbia University researchers 和a few months in advance作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：While some forecasting methods had limited SUCCESS predicting the 1997 E1 Nino a few months in advance，the Columbia University researchers say their method call predict large E1 Nino events up to two years in advance．（问题句说“提前几个月”，而原文说“最远能提前到两年”，因此可见问题句的内容中有与原文不一致的地方，因此判断该句“不正确”。）

2. A．分析：利用句子中出现的核心结构EI Nino occurrences 和 sea—surface temperatures作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：Using a computer the researchers matched sea-surface temperatures to later El Nino occurrences between 1980 and 2000 （该句说“研究者使用计算机把1980年和2000年之间发生的厄尔尼诺现象和在该现象发生前的海表温度进行比较”，可见还需要辨别该句中的the researchers是否就是“The Columbia University researchers”，而前文中出现的就是“The Columbia University researchers”，因此判断问题句的内容都在原文中有呼应的内容，因此判断该句的说法正确。）

3. C．分析：该题涉及到的内容和前面出现的问题有关，注意到题干中出现的特征词（the first），因此判断对该词的确认是关键。利用该词作为答案线索，这样发现文章中没有这个词出现。因为该句是概括总结句，因此再利用句子出现的核心结构sea-surface temperatures 和the past EI Nino occurrences作为答案线索，发现涉及这两个结构的句子所表达的句意都与问题句的内容无关，因此判断问题句的说法“没提到”。

4. C． 分析：利用句子中出现的特征词Weare作为答案线索，这样发现答案涉及到Weare的句子都与问题句的内容—“Weare对厄尔尼诺现象的研究所作出的贡献得到了气象学家的高度赞誉”无关。

5. B．分析：利用句子中出现的特征词Chinese report， in 1 99 1 and 1 997和200 million Chinese people作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：When El Nino hit in 199 1 and 1997, 200 million people were affected by flooding in China alone, according to a 2002 United Nations report．（但该句的内容与问题句的内容不一致。）

6. A． 分析：该问题句内容和结构都较简单，句子中出现了一个数字（8个月），因此猜测对于这个数字的辨别是解题的关键。借助eight months 和句子中的核心词peak作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句： E1 Nino tends to develop between April and June and reaches its peak between December and February（借助该句含义可以推出“El Nino需要大约8个月达到峰值”）

7. C．分析：利用句子中出现的核心词A special institute 和 America作为答案线索，这样发现文章中根本就没有提到“在美国建立一所特别的研究院”，因此该句为“没提到”。

第三部分：概括大意与完成句子 （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）1---4 题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2--5 段每段选择1个正确的小标题；（2）第5--8题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确的选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Icy Microbes
1. E. 分析：根据段落中主要句子中的核心短语结构（“collect samples”和E中的“sampled”； “brought them back”和“sprang back to life” 和E中的“revived”呼应）语义判断答案。
2. A. 分析：根据段落中主题句（段落最后一句），判断答案A。该主题句的含义是“实验冰层深处提取生命样本的技术可能有一天会用于火星生命的探索”
3. F. 分析： 根据段落中核心词（lake和Antarctica）的出现把答案范围锁定在（B和F）上，但B强调的是特征，但段落中没有该词义的反映，而段落的最后一句谈到“惊奇发现”，所以F是答案。
4. D.分析：根据段落中主要句子中的核心短语语义（The searchers will return in 2004（研究者将再004年返回）， The water specimen will be cultured（将培养水下微生物的样品））判断答案D（计划在2004年将再次返回以收集湖水中微生物的样本）。
5. B. 分析：根据搭配句意（科学家曾经忽视了Vida湖，因为他们认为一湖冰没有什么科学研究的价值）选择答案。
6. C。分析：选择C的依据参见第3段的第1句。
7．E．分析：选择E的依据参见第6段的第6句。
8．A． 分析：选择A的依据是第4段的最后一句。

第四部分：阅读理解（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。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从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1篇
Losing Weight
1． D 文章第二段中的第一句和第四段中的第一句先后提到，接受调查之女孩中的绝大
多数体重都在健康范围内。
2． C 文章的第二段提到，有将近三分之一的女孩认为自己超重。
3． C 文章的第二段提到，接受调查的是年龄为10岁至14岁的女孩。
4． B 文章的第三段提到，主要研究人员McVey女士在一家医院工作。
5． A 文章的第六段提到，有关体重、身体形象和食品等的不健康态度使得一些女孩子
面临饮食失调的危险。 、

第2篇
Will Quality Eat up the U.S. Lead in Software?
1． A。第2段第1句是答案依据。
2． C。文章倒数第2段说到，印度专门建立一个以Humphrey名字命名的软件质量研究所，可见对他的重视，所以选项C是正确的。
3．B。利用年代1970s, 1980s作为答案线索词，这样在第2段倒数第4句找到答案。
4． C。利用题干中的专有名词Software Quality Institute作为答案线索词，确认答案为C： 与印度有关。
5． D。该题与文章的主题相关，借助文章的标题和文章中的最后一句话判断D是答案。

第3篇
1．B 根据第二段的内容，雄性小猩猩将时间用来玩耍，而雌性小猩猩则研究她们母亲的行为，因此，她们比雄性小猩猩阜两年学会捕食白蚁。A、D文中没有提到，c与问题没有关系。
2．B 第五段的第一个句子告诉我们，猩猩用蔬菜作成方便的工具，用来捕食白蚁。A，c和D均是错的。
3．C 该段告诉我们，对六只小猩猩的分析表明，雌性小猩猩不但较早学会捕食白蚁，而且能比雄性小猩猩更为熟练地捕食到更多的白蚁。所以，B和D都不是正确答案。A的 内容文中没有提到。
4．D A，B和c是错误的，因为文中没有提到雄性小猩猩喜欢猎食和打斗，也没有提及玩耍能使他们更健康。D是正确答案。第七段最后一句说，他们喜欢玩耍的行为有助于他们长大后的生活，因为，到那时，他们要猎食和争权夺位。
5．A 根据最后一段的内容，成年猩猩主要猎食生活在树上的一种叫做colobus(疣猴)的猴子，而雌性猩猩捕食白蚁。所以A是正确选项。B、C和D的内容均可在该段中找到。

第五部分：补全短文（每题2分，共10分）
阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放会文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置。

Weight Worries May Start Early for Slim Women
1． B 文章的第一段已经提到，身体瘦削的女性自认为身体肥胖的原因可谓不少，但一项新的研究表明，对身体形象所存有的不正确的态度时常有可能与儿时的经历有关。文章的第二段是对第一段内容的进一步展开与细化。
2． D 本空的前一句讲到，体重不达标逐渐被普遍视为“理想的”女性身材。因此，“研究表明，许多正常体重之女性希望自己体重再轻些”作为接下来的一句是十分合适的。
3． F 本空之前的一句提到，调查是以发放问卷进行的。因此，接下来的一句应涉及问卷的内容。
4． A 文章的第二段已经提到，造成对身体形象存有不正确之态度的危险因素是与儿时的经历相关联的，其中包括：父亲或者母亲生病、特别年幼时便开始酗酒或是过性生活。空格之前的一句提到了儿时经历父亲或是母亲生病，接下来的句子肯定涉及特别年幼时便开始酗酒或是过性生活的经历。
5． C 文章的最后一句是对研究结果的重述。

第六部分：完型填空 （每题1分，共15分）
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，并涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1． B 从上下文的意思判断，largely(很大程度上)是最合适的选择。’unlikely(不太可能地)、tremendously(极大地)或vastly(巨大地)所表达的意思与上下文的意思不相配。
2． D 四个选项中只有situation最合适。tool(工具)、factor(因素)、fact(事实)都离上下文的意思太远。
3． C 从上下文的意思判断，这里涉及的是运作成本，选cost是对的。
4． A 从上下文的意思判断，与labeI搭配的动词是carry(带有，持有)，而bring the label (将标签带来)、change the label(换标签)、return the label(归还标签)都不合适。
5． D 文章的主题是save energy at home，所以账单应该是energy bills。
6． B 本段提供save electricity的办法。换掉的三个费电的灯泡应该是最常用的灯泡，所以要选most。
7． A 荧光灯的优点前面说了一条，下面说的是第二条。两条之间的连词应该是moreover (此外)。
8． C set the thermostats是“用温度调节装置设定温度”的意思。其他三个选项都不合适。
9． A comfortable意思是“感到舒服的”，也就是合适的温度。其他三个选项common(普 通的)、convenient(方便的)、dramatic(引人注目的)都与上下文表达的意思不相配。
10．C 上下文表达的意思应该是“不用时，电气装置要关掉”，所以要选用turn off。Turn over(移交)、turn on(开启)、turn out(出现，生产)都与上下文表达的意思不相配。
儿．D 前半句说要关灯，后半句当然是when leaving a room。其他三个选项均不符合本句的句意。
12．B “choose all electric utility that uses renewable power…”中的utility和renewable限制了选词的范围，power station(发电站)、power supply(电力供应)、power shortage(电力短缺)都不合适，选用power resources(能源)就对了。
13．A 本段第一句说，照明和取热的能源right outside your windows，指的就是阳光。修饰days的形容词应该是bright(阳光灿烂的)，与后面出现的open blinds也合拍。
14．D 上一句表达的意思是要利用阳光，本句谈的是solar heating，所以选用sunlight是正确的。
15．C 温度的度量单位是“度”，英语就是degree。