2013年职称英语(理工类C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。
　　
　　
　　31．What are the symbols of the Netherlands according to the first paragraph?
　　A．The flat landscape．
　　B．Wooden shoes and wooden windmills．
　　C．Metal-pole turbines．
　　D．Both A and B．
　　3 2．Which statement best describes the urban turbine mentioned in the second paragraph?
　　A．It is a windmill put on rooftops of buildings for energy generation．
　　B．It is a high—tech machine designed to generate energy for urban people．
　　C．It is light and quiet and therefore more efficient．
　　D．It is driven by urban wind．
　　33．The smallest models of an urban turbine___________．
　　A．is designed for private homes
　　B．weighs 2，000 kilograms
　　C．can be carried up to the rooftop without a crane
　　D．can be installed with a crane
　　34．Netherlands leads in the urban turbine technology because___________．
　　A．the Dutch are natural pioneers
　　B．the Dutch have a tradition with windmills
　　C．the Netherlands is windier than Germany，Finland and Slovenia
　　D．the Netherlands is a small country with a large population
　　35．According to the last paragraph，what are the advantages of wind power technology? A．It can be used for different purposes．
　　B．It can replace nuclear power plant．
　　C．It can be installed in one’s backyard．
　　D．Both A and C．
　　
　　
　　36．What IS Alvin?
　　A．A research institute．
　　B．A transporting vehicle．
　　C．A submersible．
　　D．A scientist．
　　37．Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin?
　　A．It can carry explorers as deep as 6，500 meters．
　　B．It has played a key role in various important undersea expeditions．
　　C．It was launched in the sixties of the twentieth century．
　　D．It has been used for more than 40 years．
　　38．“…a world that is still full of mysteries”refers to____________．
　　A．the earth
　　B．out space
　　C．the ocean
　　D．Mars
　　39．In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin similar?
　　A．Size．
　　B．Speed．
　　C．Capacity．
　　D．Shape．
　　40．In what aspects are the new HOV and Alvin different?
　　A．Offering better views．
　　B．Speed．
　　C．Size．
　　D．Both A and b．
　　
　　
　　4 1．Which of the following is NOT true of what is mentioned about the winged robot in the second paragraph?
　　A．The two professors of CUT built the winged robot．
　　B．The two professors of CUT tested whether the winged robot could learn to fly．
　　C．The two professors of CUT programreed the data on how the robot flapped its wings．
　　D．The two professors of CUT tried to find out if the robot could fly by itself．
　　42．How did the robot behave at the beginning of the test?
　　A．It rotated its wings through 90 degrees．
　　B．It twitched but gradually gained height．
　　C．It was twitched and broke down．
　　D．It landed not long after the test．
　　43．Which of the following is nearest to Peter Bentley’s view on the winged robot?
　　A．The winged robot could never really fly．
　　B．The winged robot did not have a motor．
　　C．The winged robot should go through further evolution before it could fly．
　　D．The robot could fly if it were lighter．
　　44．What measured how much lift the robot produced?
　　A．TWO vertical rods．
　　B．A movement detector．
　　C．An elastic band．
　　D．Both B and C．
　　45．What does“the process”appearing in the last paragraph refer to? A．Pairing up successful instructions．
　　B．Sending instructions to the robot．
　　C．Generating new sets of instructions for evaluation．
　　D．All the above．