2012年职称英语(理工类A级)全真模拟试卷(2)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
31. According to the passage, the new biology could potentially solve the pollution problem of automobiles by
A. using metal-hungry microbes.
B. making use of enzymes.
C. adjusting the engines.
D. patenting new life forms.
32. According to the passage, which of the following would most probably worry the critics of the following would most probably worry the critics of the new biology?
A. The microbes in the ocean water.
B. The creation and application of biological solar cells.
C. The accidental oil spills.
D. The unexpected release of destructive microbes.
33. Which of the following possibilities of the biotechnological applications is NOT mentioned in the third paragraph?
A. Developing a savings bank of one's organs.
B. Breeding soldiers for a war.
C. Producing people with cow-like stomachs.
D. Using genetic forecasting to curt diseases.
34. According to the passage, Hitler had attempted to
A. biologically change the pilots to win the war.
B. develop genetic farming for increasing the food supply.
C. kill the people he thought of as being inferior.
D. encourage the development of genetic weapons for the war.
35. What is the implication of the statement of Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard?
A. The commercial applications of genetic engineering are inevitable.
B. Large-scale genetic engineering has occurred in the Untied States.
C. Americans are proud of their computers，automobiles and genetic technologies.
D. The potential application of each new genetic advance should be controlled.
36. What is the research at Johns Hopkins University about?
A. Causes of aircraft crash.
B. Gender difference in relation to types of aircraft crashes.
C. Causes of mishandling aircraft.
D. Gender discrimination in general aviation in the United States.
37. Which of the statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
A. Crashes of general aviation aircraft are a major source of aviation accidents in the United States.
B. Male pilots，like male vehicle drivers, are more likely to have accidents than female pilots.
C. It is commonly known that aircraft crashes are mostly caused by young and inexperienced pilots.
D. Only mature pilots are studied to determine the gender differences in the reasons for aircraft crash.
38. How did the researchers carry out their study?
A. They studied the findings of several previous research projects.
B. They conduced a questionnaire with 411 pilots.
C. They collected data from the database at the Johns Hopkins University
D. They analyzed the circumstances of the crashes involved.
39, What is the most common circumstance of crash with female pilots?
A. Mechanical failure and running out of fuel.
B. Loss of control on landing or takeoff and stalling.
C. Loss of control on landing or takeoff and running out of fuel.
D. Stalling and landing with the gear up.
40. In the comparison of female and male pilots,
A. female pilots are found to be more courageous and risk—taking.
B. male pilots are found to be more professional and attentive.
C. female pilots are found to make more errors out of carelessness.
D. male pilots are found to make more errors in decision—making.
41. The question raised in the first paragraph is one
A. that was asked by structural engineers a month ago.
B. that is too difficult for structural engineers to answer even now.
C. that was never thought of before the terrorist attack.
D. that terrorists are eager to find a solution to.
42. The project funded by the National Science Foundation
A. was first proposed by some engineers at UB.
B. took about two days to complete.
C. was to investigate the damage caused by the terrorist attack.
D. was to find out why some buildings could survive the blasts.
43. The column mentioned by Dr. Whittaker
A. was part of the building close to the World Trade Center.
B. was part of the World Trade Center.
C. was shot through the window and the floor of the World Trade Center.
D. damaged many buildings in the vicinity of the World Trade Center.
44. A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is that
A. floors in the adjacent buildings remain undamaged.
B. some floor framing systems demonstrate resistance to explosion.
C. simple floor framing systems are more blast resistant.
D. floors in one of the adjacent buildings were pierced by tons of debris.
45. What Dr. Reinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT that
A. blast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant design.
B. blast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant design.
C. solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist-resistant design.
D. blast engineering emerges as a new branch of science.
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