2013年职称英语(理工类A级)考前预测试卷

　　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。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

　　第一篇  Cell Phones Increase Traffic，Pedestrian Fatalities

　　

　　

　　31．The two new studies lead—authored by Professor Peter D．Loeb

　　A．show that talking on the phone while driving or walking in the street increases deaths of driv—ers and pedestrians．

　　B．show that talking on the phone while driving increases pedestrian deaths．

　　C．recommend that strict measures be taken to restrain eell phone use．

　　D．both A and C．

　　32．According to the second paragraph，when did cell phones actually help to reduce pedestrian and traffic fatalities?

　　A．Right after eell phones were invented．

　　B．Before the number of eell phone users reached a critical mass．

　　C．When cell phone users totaled to a certain number．

　　D．When the number of cell phones decreased to a certain number．

　　33．What is said about cell phone use in paragraph 4？

　　A．The number of cell phones in use exploded in the late 1980s and part of the 1990s．

　　B．The number of traffic deaths was reduced in the late 1980s and part of the 1990s due to eell phone use．

　　C．Cell phone users are likely to be involved in traffic accidents．

　　D．The use of cell phones has a life—saving effect for pedestrians and drivers．

　　34．What is said about cell phone use in the mid一1 980s in paragraph 5？

　　A．It had a life—taking effect because there weren’t enough cell phones in use then．

　　B．The increased use of cell phones then caused a life—taking effect．

　　C．Traffic fatalities increased then because the number of eell phones in use decreased．

　　D．Traffic fatalities decreased then because the number of eell phones in use increased．

　　35．Which of the following statements DOES NOT answer the question“What caused the life-sav-ing effect to occur in the early 1990s?”

　　A．There were more cell phone users d uring that period．

　　B．The number of eelI phone users reached about 100 million．

　　C．More cell phones were used to call 911 when accidents occurred．

　　 D．Cell phones enabled people to have quick access to 911 services．

　　

　　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 maj or 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 pi— lots．

　　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．According to the first paragraph，one or the warnings given by the scientists is that

　　A．underground fire loom large in the forests．

　　B．coal burning deep underground is round in China．

　　C．poisonous elements released by the underground fires can pollute water sources．

　　D．arsenic and mercury arc the most poisonous elements to water sources．

　　42．According to the third paragraph，what will happen when the underground heat does not dis—appear?

　　A．Coal heats up on its Own and catches fire and burns．

　　B．The underground oxygen will be used up．

　　C．Poisonous fumes and greenhouse gases wm be accumulated anderground．

　　D．There will be an increase of abandoned mines．

　　43．What did Stracher analyze in his article published in the International Journal of Coat Ecology?

　　A．Annual consumption of coal in US．

　　B．Annual consumption of coal in China．

　　C．How long coal fires has lasted in the northern region of China．

　　D．Coal fires can have an impact Ol3．the environment．

　　44．Which of the following statements about Paul Van Dijk is NOT true?

　　A．He was one of the scientists who have warned against the threats of underground fires．

　　B．He has detected and monitored underground fires in Netherlands．

　　C．He has worked with the Chinese government on the underground fires issue．

　　D．He works for a research institute in the Netherlands．

　　45．According to the fifth parag,aph，what is the suggested method to control underground fires?

　　A．Using remote sensing technique．

　　B．Controlling the release of carbon dioxide．

　　C．Making the soil heat resistant．

　　D．Cutting off the oxygen supply．