2013年职称英语(理工类A级)考前预测押题试卷

　　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 Sleep Lets Brain File Memories
　　
　　
　　31．Which of the following statements is nearest in meaning to the sentence“To sleep．Perchance to file?”?
　　A．Does brain arrange memories in useful order during sleep?
　　B．Does brain have memories when one is sleeping?
　　C．Does brain remember files after one falls asleep?
　　D．Does brain work on files in sleep?
　　32．What is the result of the experiment with rats and mice carried out at Rutgers University?
　　A．The electrical activity is emanating from the somatosensory neocortex．
　　B．Oscillations in brain waves are from hippocampus．
　　C．Somatosensory neocortex and hippocampus work together in memory consolidation．
　　D．Somatosensory neocortex plays it primary role in memory consolidation．
　　33．What is the relation of memory to glucose tolerance，as is indicated by a research mentioned in paragraph 3?
　　A．People with poor memory have high glucose tolerance．
　　B．People with good memory have low glucose tolerance．
　　C．Memory level has nothing to do with glucose tolerance．
　　D．The poorer the memory，the poorer glucose tolerance．
　　34．In what way is memory related to hippocampus shrinkage?
　　A．There is no relation between memory and hippocampus shrinkage．
　　B．The more hippocampus shrinks，the poorer one’S memory．
　　C．The more hippocampus shrinks，the better one’S memory．
　　D．The less hippocampus shrinks，the poorer one’S memory．
　　35．According to the last paragraph，what is the ultimate reason for going to the gym?
　　A．To prevent hippocampus shrinkage．
　　B．To control weight．
　　C．To exercise．
　　D．To control glucose levels．
　　第二篇　Driven to Distraction
　　
　　
　　36．Which statement is true of the description in the first two paragraphs?
　　A．If Coyne had stopped the car in time，he wouldn’t have hit the woman．
　　B．The woman would have been knocked over，if Coyne had followed the traffic regulations．
　　C．Coyne is not really driving so it is impossible for him to have hit the woman．
　　D．If the woman had not crossed the street suddenly，Coyne would not have hit her．
　　37．What do researchers want to find out，according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
　　A．Whether or not audible or written directions are distracting．
　　B．How long it will take the driver to respond to auditory and visual stimuli．
　　C．How the driver perform under certain mental workload．
　　D．All of the above．
　　38．What are the preliminary results given in the fifth paragraph?
　　A．Drivers are afraid of getting into challenging driving situations．
　　B．In challenging driving situations，drivers still have extra energy to handle other things．
　　C．In challenging driving situations，drivers do not have any additional mental energy to deal with something else．
　　D．Drivers’mental load remains unchanged under different situations．
　　39．The sixth paragraph mainly state that the researchers_________.
　　A．are designing a visual navigational information system
　　B．are designing an audio navigational information system
　　C．are designing an audio—visual navigational informatlon system
　　D．want to determine the best ways of giving navigational informatlon system
　　40．What kind of directions do men and women prefer?
　　A．Women prefer more general directions and men prefer route directions．
　　B．Men prefer more general direction and women prefer route directions．
　　C．Both men and women prefer general directions．
　　D Both men and women prefer route directions．
　　第三篇　Listening to Birdsong
　　
　　
　　41．What does the first paragraph say about zebra finches?
　　A．Male zebra finches like to sing to female zebra finches．
　　B．Male zebra finches sing louder than female zebra finches．
　　C．Male zebra finches change their songs in female zebra finches’presence．
　　D．Male zebra finches like to listen to female zebra finches sing．
　　42．What did the researchers find in their study of female zebra finches? A．Female finches liked songs male finches sang for them．
　　B．Female finches only liked songs male finches sang for their mates．
　　C．Female finches liked to listen to songs from both speakers．
　　D．Female finches chose the best male singers as their mates．
　　43．What is meant by“concert songs”in the seventh paragraph?
　　A．Songs sung by zebra finches at a concert．
　　B．Songs sung by male finches for female finches．
　　C．Songs sung by female finches for male finches．
　　D．Songs sung by male finches to many female finches．
　　44．What is NOT true of directed communication?
　　A．The sender of a message has a specific audience．
　　B．Male zebra finches sing to female finches．
　　C．Mothers talk to their babies．
　　D．Male zebra finches sing to themselves．
　　45．Which of the following can best reflect the theme of the passage?
　　A．Chirping away．
　　B．Birdsongs as communication．
　　C．Zebra finches and their life．
　　D．Enjoying birdsongs．